Long-term results of topical nitroglycerin in the treatment of chronic anal fissures are disappointing

Techniques in Coloproctology

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 143-147

  Mayers, Carl ^a   Duffield, Melanie ^a   Rowe, Sonya ^a   Miller, Julie ^a   Lingard, Bryan ^a   Hayward, Sarah ^a   Titball, Richard W ^a  

^a DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anal fissure; Topical nitroglycerin

Indexed keywords

GLYCERYL TRINITRATE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGED; ANUS FISSURE; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEADACHE; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; RECURRENCE RISK; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SPHINCTEROTOMY; TREATMENT FAILURE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ADULT; AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; FISSURE IN ANO; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NITROGLYCERIN; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECURRENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0035718177     PISSN: 11236337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s101510100016     Document Type: Article

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