Progress in the understanding and treatment of chronic anal fissure

Postgraduate Medical Journal

Volumn 77, Issue 914, 2001, Pages 753-758

  McCallion, K ^a   Gardiner, K R ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Botulinum toxin; Chronic anal fissure; Glyceryl trinitrate; Sphincterotomy

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; DILTIAZEM; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; HYDROCORTISONE; ISOSORBIDE DINITRATE; LIDOCAINE; NIFEDIPINE;

ANKLE EDEMA; ANUS FISSURE; ANUS SPHINCTER; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG EFFICACY; FECES INCONTINENCE; FLUSHING; HEADACHE; HUMAN; MUSCLE HYPERTONIA; REVIEW; SPHINCTEROTOMY; SURGICAL RISK; VERTIGO; WOUND HEALING;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ANAL CANAL; BOTULINUM TOXINS; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; CHRONIC DISEASE; DILATATION; FISSURE IN ANO; HUMANS; NITRIC OXIDE DONORS; NITROGLYCERIN;

EID: 0035195459     PISSN: 00325473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/pmj.77.914.753     Document Type: Review

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