Long-term results of topical glyceryl trinitrate ointment in children with anal fissure

Annals of Tropical Paediatrics

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 135-137

  Demirbag, Suzi ^a   Tander, B ^b   Atabek, C ^a   Surer, I ^a   Ozturk H ^a   Cetinkursun, S ^a  

^a GULHANE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

^b ONDOKUZ MAYIS UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLYCEROL NITRATE;

CHILD HEALTH;

ANUS FISSURE; ARTICLE; CHILD CARE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALING; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; OINTMENT; RECTUM HEMORRHAGE; RECURRENT DISEASE; RELAPSE; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ANAL CANAL; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; FISSURE IN ANO; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; NITROGLYCERIN; OINTMENTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASODILATOR AGENTS; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 23644437989     PISSN: 02724936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/146532805X45737     Document Type: Article

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