A second case of long-term incontinence following botulinum toxin injection for anal fissure [2]

Colorectal Disease

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 452-453

  Brown, Steven R ^a   Matabudul, Y ^a   Shorthouse, A J ^a  

^a SHEFFIELD TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN A; DILTIAZEM;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ANORECTAL PRESSURE; ANUS FISSURE; ANUS SPHINCTER; ANUS SURGERY; CASE REPORT; DEFECATION URGENCY; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; ECHOGRAPHY; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LETTER; MOTOR NERVE CONDUCTION; PAINFUL DEFECATION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUDENDAL NERVE; RECTUM HEMORRHAGE; SCORING SYSTEM;

BOTULINUM TOXIN TYPE A; BOTULINUM TOXINS, TYPE A; FECAL INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; FISSURE IN ANO; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 33646406285     PISSN: 14628910     EISSN: 14631318     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1463-1318.2006.00964.x     Document Type: Letter

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