Medical treatment of chronic anal fissure. Where do we stand on reversible chemical sphincterotomy?

Acta Gastro-Enterologica Belgica

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 265-271

  Van Kemseke, C ^a   Belaiche, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Botulinum toxin; Calcium channel blockers; Diltiazem; Fissure in ano; Isosorbide dinitrate; Nifedipine; Nitrates; Nitroglycerin

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN; BOTULINUM TOXIN A; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; DILTIAZEM; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; HYDROCORTISONE; ISOSORBIDE DINITRATE; LIDOCAINE; NIFEDIPINE; NITRATE;

ANUS FISSURE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; FECES INCONTINENCE; FLU LIKE SYNDROME; HEADACHE; HEMATOMA; HEMORRHOID; HUMAN; INFECTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RASH; SPHINCTEROTOMY; THROMBOSIS;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ANAL CANAL; BOTULINUM TOXINS; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; CHRONIC DISEASE; FISSURE IN ANO; HUMANS; ISOSORBIDE DINITRATE; NITROGLYCERIN;

EID: 8444222745     PISSN: 00015644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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