Hypertrophic myopathy of the internal anal sphincter: A rarely recognized cause of proctalgia;Hipertrofia degenerativa del esfínter anal interno: Una causa poco conocida de proctalgia

Revista Espanola de Enfermedades Digestivas

Volumn 97, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 527-529

  Martorell, P ^a   Azpiroz, F ^a   Malagelada, J R ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI VALL D HEBRON   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANORECTAL PRESSURE; ANUS DISEASE; ANUS SPHINCTER; ARTICLE; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE HYPERTROPHY; SPHINCTEROTOMY;

EID: 26944455884     PISSN: 11300108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4321/S1130-01082005000700008     Document Type: Article

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