Topical nitroglycerin versus lateral internal sphincterotomy for chronic anal fissure

European Surgery - Acta Chirurgica Austriaca

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 49-52

  El Labban, G ^a   El Gazzaz, G ^a   Hokkam, E ^a  

^a Suez Canal University Faculty of Medicine   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Chemical; Fissure in ano; Nitroglycerin

Indexed keywords

GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; LAXATIVE;

ADULT; ANUS FISSURE; ARTICLE; CHRONIC ANAL FISSURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREAM; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INDUCED HEADACHE; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; FLATULENCE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; INTERNAL SPHINCTEROTOMY; LIPOSOMAL DELIVERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SPHINCTEROTOMY; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 77953552214     PISSN: 16828631     EISSN: 16824016     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10353-009-0505-6     Document Type: Article

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