Oral lacidipine in the treatment of anal fissure

Techniques in Coloproctology

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 79-82

  Ansaloni, L ^a   Bernabe A ^b   Ghetti, R ^b   Riccardi, R ^c   Tranchino, R M ^c   Gardini, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b Municipal Hospital of Lugo   (Italy)

^c Hospital of Faenza   (Italy)

Author keywords

Calcium channel blockers; Fissure in ano

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ANTAGONIST; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; LACIDIPINE; LAXATIVE;

ADULT; AGED; ANKLE EDEMA; ANUS FISSURE; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLIC; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DIPLOPIA; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FEMALE; FLUSHING; FOLLOW UP; HEADACHE; HEART PALPITATION; HUMAN; MALE; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECURRENT DISEASE; SIDE EFFECT; SPHINCTEROTOMY; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TREATMENT FAILURE; VERTIGO; WOUND HEALING;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADULT; AGED; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; DIHYDROPYRIDINES; FEMALE; FISSURE IN ANO; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NIFEDIPINE; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0036745903     PISSN: 11236337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s101510200017     Document Type: Article

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