Early results of fissurectomy and advancement flap for resistant chronic anal fissure without hypertonia of the internal anal sphincter

American Surgeon

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 206-210

  Patti, Rosalia ^a   Famà, Fausto ^a   Tornambè, Antonino ^a   Restivo, Margherita ^a   Di Vita, Gaetano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METRONIDAZOLE; SENNOSIDE;

ADULT; ANORECTAL PRESSURE; ANUS FISSURE; ANUS SPHINCTER; ANUS SURGERY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; FISSURECTOMY; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE HYPERTONIA; PAINFUL DEFECATION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; SKIN FLAP; URINE RETENTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANAL CANAL; CHRONIC DISEASE; DEFECATION; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM SURGICAL PROCEDURES; FEMALE; FISSURE IN ANO; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE HYPERTONIA; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SURGICAL FLAPS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77949530407     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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