Optimal treatment duration of glyceryl trinitrate for chronic anal fissure: Results of a prospective randomized multicenter trial

Techniques in Coloproctology

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 241-248

  Gagliardi, G ^a   Pascariello, A ^a   Altomare, D F ^b   Arcana F ^c   Cafaro, D ^d   La Torre, F ^a   De Nardi, P ^e   Basso, L ^a   De Stefano, I ^f   Greco, V J ^g   Vasapollo, L ^a   Amato, A ^h   Pulvirenti D'Urso, A ⁱ   Aiello, D ^j   Bove, A ^k  

^a Italian Society of Colo Rectal Surgery   (Italy)

^b Italian Society of ColoRectal Surgery   (Italy)

^c Italian Society of ColoRectal Surgery (SICCR)   (Italy)

^d Italian Society of ColoRectal Surgery (SICCR)   (Italy)

^e Italian Society of ColoRectal Surgery (SICCR)   (Italy)

^f Italian Society of ColoRectal Surgery (SICCR)   (Italy)

^g Italian Society of ColoRectal Surgery (SICCR)   (Italy)

^h Italian Society of ColoRectal Surgery   (Italy)

ⁱ Italian Society of ColoRectal Surgery   (Italy)

^j Italian Society of ColoRectal Surgery   (Italy)

^k Italian Society of ColoRectal Surgery   (Italy)

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Author keywords

Anal fissure; Anal pain; Nitric oxide; Nitroglycerin

Indexed keywords

GLYCERYL TRINITRATE;

ADULT; ANORECTAL PRESSURE; ANUS FISSURE; ARTICLE; CHRONICITY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DIZZINESS; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAINFUL DEFECATION; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PREDICTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHRONIC DISEASE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; FISSURE IN ANO; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NITROGLYCERIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFERENCE VALUES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 77956950108     PISSN: 11236337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10151-010-0604-1     Document Type: Article

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