Modern perspectives in the treatment of chronic anal fissures

Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

Volumn 89, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 472-478

  Bhardwaj, R ^a   Parker, Mike C ^a  

^a DARENT VALLEY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anal fissures; Botulinum toxin; Diltiazem; Glyceryl trinitrate; Sphincterotomy

Indexed keywords

BETHANECHOL; BOTULINUM TOXIN A; DILTIAZEM; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; INDORAMIN; ISOSORBIDE DINITRATE; NIFEDIPINE; PLACEBO;

ALGORITHM; ANUS FISSURE; ANUS SPHINCTER; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DATA EXTRACTION; DERMATITIS; DIZZINESS; FATIGUE; HEADACHE; HEALING; HUMAN; MEDLINE; NOSE CONGESTION; RETROGRADE EJACULATION; REVIEW; SPHINCTEROTOMY; TREATMENT INDICATION; UNITED KINGDOM; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; XEROSTOMIA;

BOTULINUM TOXINS; CHRONIC DISEASE; DILTIAZEM; FISSURE IN ANO; HUMANS; NITRIC OXIDE DONORS; NITROGLYCERIN;

EID: 34447319125     PISSN: 00358843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1308/003588407X202137     Document Type: Review

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