Attitudes to the treatment of chronic anal fissure in ano after failed medical treatment

Colorectal Disease

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 569-572

  Karandikar, S ^a   Brown, G M ^a   Carr, N D ^a   Beynon, John ^a  

^a SINGLETON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anorectal physiology; Chronic fissure in ano; Endoanal ultrasound; Incontinence

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN; DILTIAZEM; GLYCEROL; NIFEDIPINE;

ANUS FISSURE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EXPERT; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PATIENT CARE; PEROPERATIVE ECHOGRAPHY; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; QUESTIONNAIRE; SPHINCTEROTOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT FAILURE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHRONIC DISEASE; DILATATION; FEMALE; FISSURE IN ANO; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 0345688693     PISSN: 14628910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1463-1318.2003.00495.x     Document Type: Article

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