Cost-saving effect of treatment algorithm for chronic anal fissure: A prospective analysis

Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery

Volumn 9, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1237-1244

  Essani, Rahila ^a   Sarkisyan, Grant ^a   Beart, Robert W ^a   Ault, Glenn ^a   Vukasin, Petar ^a   Kaiser, Andreas M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Botulinum toxin type A; Cost analysis; Fissure in ano; Nitroglycerin; Sphincterotomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALGORITHM; ANUS FISSURE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONFERENCE PAPER; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALGORITHMS; CHRONIC DISEASE; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FISSURE IN ANO; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 28644449494     PISSN: 1091255X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gassur.2005.07.007     Document Type: Conference Paper

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