Hereditary vacuolar internal anal sphincter myopathy causing proctalgia fugax and constipation: A new case contribution

European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 359-361

  De La Portilla, Fernando ^a   Borrero, Juan José ^a   Rafel, Enrique ^b  

^a HOSPITAL JUAN RAMÓN JIMÉNEZ   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN DEL ROCÍO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Constipation; Hereditary internal anal sphincter myopathy; Proctalgia fugax

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; CALCIUM ANTAGONIST; GABAPENTIN; LAXATIVE; NIFEDIPINE;

AGED; ANUS SPHINCTER; ANUS SPHINCTER DISORDER; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CELL VACUOLE; CONSTIPATION; FEMALE; GENETIC DISORDER; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; INTERNAL ANAL SPHINCTER MYOPATHY; MYOMECTOMY; MYOPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCTALGIA FUGAX; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER;

AGED; ANUS DISEASES; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; CONSTIPATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTROPHY; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; MUSCULAR DISEASES; NIFEDIPINE; PAIN; RECTAL DISEASES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VACUOLES;

EID: 15744386176     PISSN: 0954691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00042737-200503000-00016     Document Type: Article

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