Medical and surgical treatment of chronic anal fissure: A prospective study

Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery

Volumn 11, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1541-1548

  Sileri, Pierpaolo ^a   Mele, Alessandra ^a   Stolfi, Vito M ^a   Grande, Michele ^a   Sica, Giuseppe ^a   Gentileschi, Paolo ^a   Di Carlo, Sara ^a   Gaspari, Achille L ^a  

^a TOR VERGATA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Botulinum; Chronic anal fissure; Surgery

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE;

ADULT; ANUS FISSURE; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS PROCEDURES AND TECHNIQUES; HUMAN; MALE; OINTMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING;

ADULT; BOTULINUM TOXINS; CHRONIC DISEASE; DILATATION; FEMALE; FISSURE IN ANO; HUMANS; MALE; NITROGLYCERIN; OINTMENTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 35148848803     PISSN: 1091255X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11605-007-0255-3     Document Type: Article

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