Topical anal fissure treatment: Placebo-controlled study of mononitrate and trinitrate therapies

International Journal of Colorectal Disease

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 461-464

  Tankova, Ludmila ^a   Yoncheva, Krassimira ^b   Kovatchki, Daniel ^c   Doytchinova, I ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL 'QUEEN GIOVANNA'   (Bulgaria)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOFIA   (Bulgaria)

^c MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Chronic anal fissure; Glyceryl trinitrate; Isosorbide mononitrate; Topical gels

Indexed keywords

GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; ISOSORBIDE 5 NITRATE; PLACEBO;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANORECTAL PRESSURE; ANUS FISSURE; ARTICLE; BURNING SENSATION; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INDUCED HEADACHE; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; FISSURE IN ANO; HUMANS; ISOSORBIDE DINITRATE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NITROGLYCERIN; PLACEBOS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 61549124732     PISSN: 01791958     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00384-008-0632-8     Document Type: Article

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