Fissurectomy for treatment of chronic anal fissures

Diseases of the Colon and Rectum

Volumn 51, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1163-

  Aigner, Felix ^a   Conrad, Friedrich ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANUS FISSURE; ANUS FISTULA; ANUS SPHINCTER; CHRONIC DISEASE; FECES INCONTINENCE; FISSURECTOMY; HUMAN; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RECURRENT DISEASE; SPHINCTEROTOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING;

ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONSTIPATION; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM SURGICAL PROCEDURES; FEMALE; FISSURE IN ANO; HUMANS; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 46649085225     PISSN: 00123706     EISSN: 15300358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10350-008-9273-9     Document Type: Letter

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