Proctalgia fugax, an evidence-based management pathway

International Journal of Colorectal Disease

Volumn 25, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1037-1046

  Jeyarajah, Santhini ^a   Chow, Andre ^a   Ziprin, Paul ^a   Tilney, Henry ^b   Purkayastha, Sanjay ^a  

^a ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b FRIMLEY PARK HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Management pathway; Proctalgia fugax; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; BOTULINUM TOXIN A; CHLOROFORM; CLONIDINE; DILTIAZEM; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; LIDOCAINE; NIFEDIPINE; PLACEBO; SALBUTAMOL; SPASMOLYTIC AGENT;

ANUS SPHINCTER DISORDER; BARIUM ENEMA; BATH; BODY POSITION; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG EFFICACY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; NEUROSIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCTALGIA; REASSURANCE; REVIEW; STOMACH EMPTYING; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; URINE INCONTINENCE; WARM BATH;

ANUS DISEASES; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; RECTAL DISEASES;

EID: 77955427482     PISSN: 01791958     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00384-010-0984-8     Document Type: Review

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