Life-threatening haemorrhage secondary to nicorandil-induced severe peri-anal ulceration

Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

Volumn 92, Issue 6, 2010, Pages

  Mosley, F ^a   Bhasin, N ^a   Davies, J B ^a   Ausobsky, J R ^a  

^a BRADFORD ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Haemorrhage; Nicorandil; Peri anal ulceration

Indexed keywords

NICORANDIL; VASODILATOR AGENT;

ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; ANUS DISEASE; ANUS FISSURE; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CASE REPORT; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; HUMAN; MALE;

ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; ANUS DISEASES; FISSURE IN ANO; HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; MALE; NICORANDIL; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 77957923484     PISSN: 00358843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1308/147870810X12699662981519     Document Type: Article

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