A prospective, randomized, controlled trial of primary wound closure after lateral internal sphincterotomy

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 187, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 291-294

  Aysan, Erhan ^a   Aren, Acar ^a   Ayar, Erdal ^a  

^a Department of General Surgery   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Anal fissure; Lateral internal sphincterotomy; Open; Secondary healing; Suture

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECCHYMOSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; INCISION; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SPHINCTEROTOMY; SUTURE; WOUND CLOSURE; WOUND HEALING; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0842330920     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2003.11.011     Document Type: Article

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