Bilateral versus posterior injection of botulinum toxin in the internal anal sphincter for the treatment of acute anal fissure

South African Journal of Surgery

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 20-22

  Othman, Ibrahim ^a  

^a TANTA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN A; MUSCLE RELAXANT AGENT;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANAL CANAL; ANUS FISSURE; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJECTION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANAL CANAL; BOTULINUM TOXIN TYPE A; FEMALE; FISSURE IN ANO; HUMANS; INJECTIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROMUSCULAR AGENTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77952033718     PISSN: 00382361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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