Treatment of resistant anal fissure with advancement anoplasty

Colorectal Disease

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 463-466

  Kenefick, N J ^a   Gee, A S ^b   Durdey, P ^c  

^a ST MARK S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL DEVON AND EXETER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c BRISTOL ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Advancement anoplasty; Anal hypotonia; Resistant anal fissure

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; BETHANECHOL; BOTULINUM TOXIN; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; DILTIAZEM; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; LAXATIVE;

ADULT; AGED; ANOPLASTY; ANORECTAL PRESSURE; ANUS FISSURE; ANUS SURGERY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEADACHE; HUMAN; INTESTINE FUNCTION; MALE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REST; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPHINCTEROTOMY; SYMPTOM; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0036849264     PISSN: 14628910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1463-1318.2002.00373.x     Document Type: Article

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