Chronic anal fissure

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 270-279

  Lindsey, I ^a   Jones, O M ^a   Cunningham, C ^a   Mortensen, N J McC ^a  

^a JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; ATROPINE; BETHANECHOL; BOTULINUM TOXIN A; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CARBACHOL; DILTIAZEM; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; INDORAMIN; ISOSORBIDE DINITRATE; NIFEDIPINE; PHOSPHODIESTERASE INHIBITOR;

ANUS FISSURE; ANUS SPHINCTER; ANUS SURGERY; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DRUG MECHANISM; FECES INCONTINENCE; HEADACHE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; MANOMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SIDE EFFECT; SPHINCTEROTOMY; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TACHYPHYLAXIS; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ANAL CANAL; BOTULINUM TOXIN TYPE A; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; DILTIAZEM; FECAL INCONTINENCE; FISSURE IN ANO; HUMANS; NITRIC OXIDE DONORS; NITROGLYCERIN; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETREATMENT; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 1642347909     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.4531     Document Type: Review

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