A pilot comparative study of fissurectomy/diltiazem and fissurectomy/botulinum toxin in the treatment of chronic anal fissure

Techniques in Coloproctology

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 331-336

  Arthur, J D ^a,b   Makin, C A ^a   El Sayed, T Y ^a   Walsh, C J ^a  

^a ARROWE PARK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b 1 the Chaddock Level ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Botulinum toxin; Chemical sphincterotomy; Diltiazem; Fissure in ano; Treatment

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN A; DILTIAZEM;

ADULT; ANUS FISSURE; ANUS PRURITUS; ANUS SPHINCTER; ANUS SURGERY; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIZZINESS; FEMALE; FISSURECTOMY; FOLLOW UP; HEADACHE; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPARA; SEPSIS; SPHINCTEROTOMY; TREATMENT FAILURE;

ADULT; BOTULINUM TOXIN TYPE A; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHRONIC DISEASE; DILTIAZEM; FEMALE; FISSURE IN ANO; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROMUSCULAR AGENTS; PILOT PROJECTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 58549107790     PISSN: 11236337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10151-008-0444-4     Document Type: Article

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