Anal fissure

Clinics in Colon and Rectal Surgery

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 133-137

  Rakinic, Jan ^a  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anal fissure; Anal pain; Sphincterotomy

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; BETHANECHOL; BOTULINUM TOXIN; DILTIAZEM; DOCUSATE SODIUM; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; INDORAMIN; MINOXIDIL; NIFEDIPINE; NITRATE; NITRIC OXIDE; PLACEBO; SILDENAFIL;

ANUS FISSURE; ANUS INJURY; ANUS SPHINCTER; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FECES INCONTINENCE; FLUSHING; HEADACHE; HIGH FIBER DIET; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INTESTINE FUNCTION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATHOGENESIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SIDE EFFECT; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; SPHINCTEROTOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 34248524063     PISSN: 15310043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-977492     Document Type: Review

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