A randomised study comparing systemic transdermal treatment and local application of glyceryl trinitrate ointment in the management of chronic anal fissure

European Journal of Surgery, Supplement

Volumn 168, Issue 588, 2003, Pages 18-22

  Colak, Tahsin ^a   Ipek, Turgut ^b   Urkaya, Namik ^c   Kanik, Arzu ^a   Dirlik, Musa ^a  

^a MERSIN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

^b ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c GATA HAYDARPASA TRAINING HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Anal pressure; Chemical sphincterotomy; Chronic anal fissure; Topical application; Transdermal application and glyceryl trinitrate

Indexed keywords

GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; NITRODERM TTS 5; PARACETAMOL;

ADULT; ANORECTAL PRESSURE; ANUS FISSURE; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG EFFICACY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEADACHE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANOMETRY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECTOSCOPY; SATISFACTION; SIDE EFFECT; SYSTEMIC CIRCULATION; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); WOUND HEALING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; INTRADERMAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MIDDLE AGED; OINTMENT; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ADMINISTRATION, CUTANEOUS; ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; FISSURE IN ANO; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NITROGLYCERIN; OINTMENTS;

EID: 0042164812     PISSN: 1102416X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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