Earlier eradication of intra-anal warts with argon plasma coagulator combined with imiquimod cream compared with argon plasma coagulator alone: A prospective, randomized trial

Diseases of the Colon and Rectum

Volumn 50, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 2173-2179

  Viazis, Nikos ^a,b   Vlachogiannakos, John ^a   Vasiliadis, Konstantinos ^a   Theodoropoulos, Ioannis ^a   Saveriadis, Adamos ^a   Karamanolis, Dimitrios G ^a  

^a EVANGELISMOS HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^b NONE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Anal warts; Argon plasma coagulator; Condylomata acuminate; Imiquimod cream

Indexed keywords

IMIQUIMOD;

ADULT; ARGON PLASMA COAGULATION; ARTICLE; BURNING SENSATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; ERADICATION THERAPY; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENT; MALE; PRURITUS; RECURRENT DISEASE; VERRUCA VULGARIS;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ADULT; AMINOQUINOLINES; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LASER COAGULATION; LASERS, EXCIMER; MALE; OINTMENTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECTAL DISEASES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WARTS;

EID: 37249072431     PISSN: 00123706     EISSN: 15300358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10350-007-9041-2     Document Type: Article

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