Randomized clinical trial of botulinum toxin injection for pain relief in patients with thrombosed external haemorrhoids

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 95, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1339-1343

  Patti, R ^a   Arcara, M ^a   Bonventre, S ^a   Sammartano, S ^a   Sparacello, M ^a   Vitello, G ^a   Di Vita, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; BOTULINUM TOXIN A; LAXATIVE; NIMESULIDE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ANORECTAL PRESSURE; ANUS CONTINENCE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; HEMORRHOID; HIGH FIBER DIET; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SIDE EFFECT; SKIN DISEASE;

ADULT; ANAL CANAL; ANALGESICS; BOTULINUM TOXIN TYPE A; FEMALE; HEMORRHOIDS; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRALESIONAL; MALE; NEUROMUSCULAR AGENTS; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; THROMBOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 55549119607     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: 13652168     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.6236     Document Type: Article

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