The role of endoscopy in patients with anorectal disorders

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Volumn 72, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1117-1123

  Appalaneni, Vasundhara ^a   Fanelli, Robert D ^a   Sharaf, Ravi N ^a   Anderson, Michelle A ^a   Banerjee, Subhas ^a   Benmenachem, Tamir ^a   Decker, G Anton ^a   Fisher, Laurel ^a   Fukami, Norio ^a   Harrison, M Edwyn ^a   Strohmeyer, Laura ^a   Friis, Cindy ^a   Ikenberry, Steven O ^a   Jain, Rajeev ^a   Jue, Terry L ^a   Khan, Khalid M ^a   Krinsky, Mary L ^a   Malpas, Phyllis M ^a   Maple, John T ^a   Dominitz, Jason A ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

APC; Argon plasma coagulation; EAUS; Endoanal US; Fecal incontinence; FI; Magnetic resonance imaging; MRI; RBL; Rubber band ligation

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANESTHETIC AGENT; ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; BOTULINUM TOXIN; BUTYRIC ACID; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; DILTIAZEM; FORMALDEHYDE; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; HYDROCORTISONE; LIDOCAINE; MESALAZINE; METRONIDAZOLE; MINERAL OIL; NIFEDIPINE; PLACEBO; SALAZOSULFAPYRIDINE; SHORT CHAIN FATTY ACID; STEROID; SUCRALFATE;

ANEMIA; ANORECTAL DISEASE; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ANUS FISSURE; ANUS MUCOSA ULCERATION; ANUS STENOSIS; ARGON PLASMA COAGULATION; CHRONIC RADIATION PROCTOPATHY; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DIZZINESS; ENDOSCOPIC THERAPY; ENTERITIS; FECES INCONTINENCE; GASTROENTEROLOGIST; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HEADACHE; HEMORRHOID; HUMAN; HYPERBARIC OXYGEN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NEODYMIUM LASER; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCTITIS; RADIATION INJURY; RECTOVESICAL FISTULA; RECTUM FISTULA; RECTUM STENOSIS; REVIEW; SPHINCTEROTOMY; SURGEON; THERMAL COAGULATION THERAPY; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

EID: 78649521768     PISSN: 00165107     EISSN: 10976779     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gie.2010.04.022     Document Type: Article

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