Injections of botulinum A toxin for the treatment of anal fissures

European Journal of Surgery

Volumn 168, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 720-723

  Trzciński, Radzisław ^a   Dziki, Adam ^a   Tchórzewski, Marcin ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF LODZ   (Poland)

Author keywords

Anal fissure; Botulinum A toxin injections; Results

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN A;

ADULT; AGED; ANUS FISSURE; ANUS PRURITUS; ANUS SPHINCTER; ARTICLE; BURNING SENSATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; FLATULENCE; HUMAN; INJECTION; MALE; PAIN; POLAND; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAPSE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SIDE EFFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING;

ADULT; AGED; BOTULINUM TOXIN TYPE A; COHORT STUDIES; COLONOSCOPY; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; FISSURE IN ANO; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRALESIONAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POLAND; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0037617729     PISSN: 11024151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11024150201680030     Document Type: Article

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