Fine-tuning of the extent of lateral internal sphincterotomy: Spasm-controlled vs. up to the fissure apex

Diseases of the Colon and Rectum

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 128-133

  Menteş, B Bülent ^a,b   Güner, Melike Karen ^a   Leventoglu, Sezai ^a   Akyürek, Nusret ^a  

^a GAZI UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

^b NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Controlled sphincterotomy; Fissure in ano; Incontinence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANUS FISSURE; ANUS SPHINCTER; ANUS SURGERY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LATERAL INTERNAL SPHINCTEROTOMY; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; SPHINCTEROTOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM SURGICAL PROCEDURES; FEMALE; FISSURE IN ANO; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 38349068559     PISSN: 00123706     EISSN: 15300358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10350-007-9121-3     Document Type: Article

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