Anorectal pain and irritation: Anal fissure, levator syndrome, proctalgia fugax, and pruritis ani

Primary Care - Clinics in Office Practice

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 53-68

  Vincent, C ^a  

^a Swedish Family Medicine Residency   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN; CLONIDINE; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; HYDROCORTISONE; HYDROXYZINE; HYDROXYZINE EMBONATE; LIDOCAINE;

ANORECTAL DISEASE; ANUS FISSURE; ANUS PRURITUS; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIET THERAPY; HUMAN; LEVATOR ANI MUSCLE; PAIN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT EDUCATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPHINCTEROTOMY;

EID: 0033011849     PISSN: 00954543     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0095-4543(05)70101-9     Document Type: Article

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