A comparison of injections of botulinum toxin and topical nitroglycerin ointment for the treatment of chronic anal fissure

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 341, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 65-69

  Brisinda, Giuseppe ^b   Maria, Giorgio ^a   Bentivoglio, Anna Rita ^b   Cassetta, Emanuele ^b   Gui, Daniele ^b   Albanese, Alberto ^b  

^a FONDAZIONE POLICLINICO UNIVERSITARIO A GEMELLI IRCCS   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN A; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE;

ADULT; ANUS CANCER; ANUS FISSURE; ANUS FISTULA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENTERITIS; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HEMORRHOID; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERIANAL ABSCESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPHINCTEROTOMY; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ADULT; ANAL CANAL; BOTULINUM TOXIN TYPE A; CHRONIC DISEASE; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; FEMALE; FISSURE IN ANO; HEADACHE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NITROGLYCERIN; OINTMENTS; PRESSURE; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; SPASM;

EID: 0033536290     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM199907083410201     Document Type: Article

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