Long-term results of "chemical sphincterotomy" for chronic anal fissure: A prospective study

Diseases of the Colon and Rectum

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 858-864

  Lysy, Joseph ^a   Israeli, Eran ^a   Levy, Sharon ^a   Rozentzweig, Gloria ^a   Strauss Liviatan, Nourit ^a   Goldin, Eran ^a  

^a HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Botulinum toxin; Chronic anal fissure; Isosorbide dinitrate; Nifedipine

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN; BOTULINUM TOXIN A; ISOSORBIDE DINITRATE; NIFEDIPINE;

ADULT; AGED; ANUS FISSURE; ANUS SPHINCTER; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE FREE INTERVAL; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INDUCED HEADACHE; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALING; HEALING IMPAIRMENT; HEMORRHOID; HUMAN; INJECTION; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECURRENCE RISK; RECURRENT DISEASE; SPHINCTEROTOMY; TISSUE INJURY; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BOTULINUM TOXIN TYPE A; CHRONIC DISEASE; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; FISSURE IN ANO; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; ISOSORBIDE DINITRATE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROMUSCULAR AGENTS; NIFEDIPINE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 33744944315     PISSN: 00123706     EISSN: 15300358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10350-006-0510-9     Document Type: Article

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