Botulinum toxin treatment for anal fissure

African Health Sciences

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 14-17

  Radwan, Mohamed M ^a   Ramdan, Khalil ^a   Abu Azab, Ismail ^a   Abu Zidan, Fikri M ^a  

^a UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Anal fissure; Botulinum toxin; Chronic; Sphincterotomy

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN A;

ADULT; ANUS FISSURE; ANUS SPHINCTER; ANUS SURGERY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; SPHINCTEROTOMY; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES; WOUND HEALING;

ADULT; AUTONOMIC NERVE BLOCK; BOTULINUM TOXIN TYPE A; FEMALE; FISSURE IN ANO; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROMUSCULAR AGENTS; SAFETY; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 34547768218     PISSN: 16806905     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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