Closed lateral internal sphincterotomy versus anal sphincterolysis for chronic anal fissure: A prospective, randomized, controlled trial

Coloproctology

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 242-248

  Gupta, Pravin J ^a   Kalaskar, Surekha ^b   Heda, Purushottam ^a  

^a Gupta Nursing Home   (India)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Anal fissure; Closed sphincterotomy; Continence; Recurrence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAL SPHINCTEROLYSIS; ANORECTAL PRESSURE; ANUS FISSURE; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; PATIENT SAFETY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SPHINCTEROTOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULCER HEALING;

EID: 58149335726     PISSN: 01742442     EISSN: 1128045X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00053-008-8023-8     Document Type: Article

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