Long-term prospective randomised clinical and manometric comparison between surgical and chemical sphincterotomy for treatment of chronic anal fissure

South African Journal of Surgery

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 112-114

  Abd Elhady, H M ^a   Othman, I H ^a   Hablus, M A ^a   Ismail, T A ^a   Aboryia, M H ^a   Selim, M F ^b  

^a TANTA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b TANTA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; DILTIAZEM; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; VASODILATOR AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANAL CANAL; ANUS FISSURE; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MANOMETRY; MIDDLE AGED; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANAL CANAL; BOTULINUM TOXINS; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; CHRONIC DISEASE; DILTIAZEM; FEMALE; FISSURE IN ANO; HUMANS; MALE; MANOMETRY; MIDDLE AGED; NITROGLYCERIN; TIME FACTORS; VASODILATOR AGENTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 75449095521     PISSN: 00382361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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