Chronic anal fissure: Surgical or reversible neurochemical sphincterotomy?

Nature Reviews Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 6, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 694-695

  Brisinda, Giuseppe ^a   Vanella, Serafino ^a  

^a University of Rome   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE;

ANUS FISSURE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG SAFETY; FECES INCONTINENCE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; SPHINCTEROTOMY;

ANAL CANAL; BOTULINUM TOXIN TYPE A; CHRONIC DISEASE; FISSURE IN ANO; HUMANS; NEUROMUSCULAR AGENTS;

EID: 74949129891     PISSN: 17595045     EISSN: 17595053     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nrgastro.2009.200     Document Type: Short Survey

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