Glyceryl trinitrate ointment (0.25%) and anal cryothermal dilators in the treatment of chronic anal fissures

Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery

Volumn 13, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1283-1291

  Schiano Di Visconte, Michele ^a,b   Munegato, Gabriele ^a  

^a Ospedale S Maria dei Battuti   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anal cryothermal dilators; Chronic anal fissure; Glyceryl trinitrate ointment

Indexed keywords

GLYCERYL TRINITRATE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANAL CANAL; ANUS FISSURE; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOTHERAPY; DILATATION; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; MANOMETRY; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; OINTMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PROBABILITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANAL CANAL; CHRONIC DISEASE; CRYOTHERAPY; DILATATION; FEMALE; FISSURE IN ANO; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MANOMETRY; NITROGLYCERIN; OINTMENTS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROBABILITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67349221215     PISSN: 1091255X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11605-009-0889-4     Document Type: Article

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