Long-term results of botulinum toxin for the treatment of chronic anal fissure: Prospective clinical and manometric study

International Journal of Colorectal Disease

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 267-271

  Arroyo, A ^a,b   Perez, F ^a   Serrano, P ^a   Candela, F ^a   Calpena, R ^a  

^a HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO DE ELCHE   (Spain)

^b NONE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Anal fissure; Botulinum toxin; Sphincterotomy

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN A;

ADULT; AGED; ANORECTAL PRESSURE; ANUS FISSURE; ANUS SPHINCTER; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MORBIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECURRENCE RISK; RECURRENT DISEASE; RISK FACTOR; SPHINCTEROTOMY; SURGICAL RISK; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; ANAL CANAL; BOTULINUM TOXIN TYPE A; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; FISSURE IN ANO; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAMUSCULAR; MALE; MANOMETRY; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROMUSCULAR AGENTS; PRESSURE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 17544371712     PISSN: 01791958     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00384-004-0644-y     Document Type: Article

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