Treatment of chronic anal fissure;Tratamiento de la fisura anal crónica

Cirugia Espanola

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 68-74

  Arroyo, Antonio ^a   Pérez Vicente, Francisco ^a   Serrano, Pilar ^a   Candela, Fernando ^a   Sánchez, Ana ^a   Pérez Vázquez, María Teresa ^a   Calpena, Rafael ^a  

^a HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO DE ELCHE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Anal fissure; Chemical sphincterotomy; Surgical sphincterotomy; Treatment

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN;

ANUS FISSURE; CHRONIC DISEASE; HUMAN; REVIEW;

BOTULINUM TOXINS; CHRONIC DISEASE; FISSURE IN ANO; HUMANS;

EID: 33645450478     PISSN: 0009739X     EISSN: 1578147X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-739X(05)70893-9     Document Type: Review

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