Internal anal sphincter function following lateral internal sphincterotomy for anal fissure: A long-term manometric study

Annals of Surgery

Volumn 242, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 208-211

  Ram, Edward ^a,b   Alper, Dan ^a   Stein, Gideon Y ^a   Bramnik, Zachar ^a   Dreznik, Zeev ^a  

^a RABIN MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b Nazareth Hospital   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANORECTAL PRESSURE; ANUS FISSURE; ANUS SPHINCTER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPHINCTEROTOMY; WOUND HEALING;

ADULT; ANAL CANAL; FEMALE; FISSURE IN ANO; HUMANS; MALE; MANOMETRY;

EID: 22744456408     PISSN: 00034932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.sla.0000171036.39886.fa     Document Type: Article

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