Hydropneumatic anal dilation in conservative treatment of chronic anal fissure: Clinical outcomes and randomized comparison with topical nitroglycerin

Techniques in Coloproctology

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 89-92

  Boschetto, S ^a   Giovannone, M ^a   Tosoni, M ^a   Barberani, F ^a  

^a SAN CAMILLO DE LELLIS HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chronic anal fissure; Hydropneumatic anal dilation; Topical glyceryl trinitrate

Indexed keywords

GLYCERYL TRINITRATE;

ADULT; AGED; ANORECTAL PRESSURE; ANUS FISSURE; ANUS SPHINCTER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOSCOPY; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALING; HUMAN; HYDROPNEUMATIC ANUS DILATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PROCTOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECTUM HEMORRHAGE; SPHINCTEROTOMY; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 4344583098     PISSN: 11236337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10151-004-0062-8     Document Type: Article

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