Transcutaneous needle-free injection of botulinum toxin: a novel treatment of childhood constipation and anal fissure

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 44, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1791-1798

  Keshtgar, Alireza S ^a,b   Ward, Harry C ^c   Clayden, Graham S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL LEWISHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c BARTS HEALTH NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anal fissure; Botulinum toxin; Children; Constipation; Needle free; Treatment

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN A;

ADOLESCENT; ANUS FISSURE; ANUS SPHINCTER; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG PENETRATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; BOTULINUM TOXINS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONSTIPATION; ENDOSONOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 69549108478     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2009.02.056     Document Type: Article

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