Safety of botulinum neurotoxin treatment in patients with chronic anal fissure [2]

Diseases of the Colon and Rectum

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 419-420

  Brisinda, Donatella ^a   Maria, Giorgio ^a   Fenici, Riccardo ^a   Civello, Ignazio Massimo ^a   Brisinda, Giuseppe ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN;

ADULT; ANORECTAL PRESSURE; ANUS FISSURE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; AUTONOMIC NEUROPATHY; CHOLINERGIC ACTIVITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSTIPATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG SAFETY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LETTER; NEUROMUSCULAR TRANSMISSION; PROSTATE HYPERTROPHY; RECTOCELE; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SCORING SYSTEM; SIDE EFFECT; SYMPATHETIC TONE; VALSALVA MANEUVER;

ADULT; AUTONOMIC AGENTS; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; BOTULINUM TOXIN TYPE A; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHRONIC DISEASE; FISSURE IN ANO; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROMUSCULAR AGENTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0037339347     PISSN: 00123706     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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