Botulinum toxin versus surgical sphincterotomy in females with chronic anal fissure

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1260-1263

  Algaithy, Zuhoor K ^a  

^a KING ABDUL AZIZ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN A;

ADULT; ANUS FISSURE; ANUS FISTULA; ARTICLE; CHRONIC ANAL FISSURE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SAFETY; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HEALING; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERIANAL ABSCESS; RECURRENT DISEASE; SPHINCTEROTOMY; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADULT; ANAL CANAL; BOTULINUM TOXINS; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; FISSURE IN ANO; HUMANS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 58049104841     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: 16583175     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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