Long-term follow-up after combined fissurectomy and Botox injection for chronic anal fissures

International Journal of Colorectal Disease

Volumn 22, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1077-1081

  Scholz, Th ^a   Hetzer, F H ^a   Dindo, D ^a   Demartines, N ^a   Clavien, P A ^a   Hahnloser, Dieter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Botulinum toxin type A; Chronic anal fissure; Fissurectomy; Long term results

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN A; LIDOCAINE; MACROGOL 3350;

ADULT; ANUS FISSURE; ANUS SPHINCTER; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXCISION; FEMALE; FISSURECTOMY; FOLLOW UP; HEALING; HUMAN; MALE; MORBIDITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SALVAGE THERAPY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BOTULINUM TOXIN TYPE A; CHRONIC DISEASE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; FISSURE IN ANO; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROMUSCULAR AGENTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 34848830769     PISSN: 01791958     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00384-006-0261-z     Document Type: Article

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