The management of persistent and recurrent chronic anal fissures

Colorectal Disease

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 226-232

  Brown, S R ^a   Taylor, A ^a   Adam, I J ^a   Shorthouse, A J ^a  

^a ROYAL HALLAMSHIRE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chronic anal fissure; Persistence; Recurrence

Indexed keywords

BETHANECHOL; BOTULINUM TOXIN; BULKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; DILTIAZEM; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; INDORAMIN; LAXATIVE; NIFEDIPINE;

ALGORITHM; ANUS FISSURE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; REVIEW; SPHINCTEROTOMY;

EID: 0036305997     PISSN: 14628910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1463-1318.2002.00332.x     Document Type: Review

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