The efficiency of various doses of topical isosorbide dinitrate in the treatment of chronic anal fissure and the long-term results: A prospective, randomized and controlled clinical trial

Turkish Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 28-32

  Kirkil, Cüneyt ^a   Aygen, Erhan ^a   Doǧru, Osman ^b   Ilhan, Yavuz Selim ^a   Ayten, Refik ^a   Camci, Cemalettin ^c   Göǧebakan, Özkan ^d  

^a FIRAT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Konya Education and Research Hospital ^*  (Turkey)

^c Acibadem Hospital   (Turkey)

^d OSMANIYE STATE HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Chronic anal fissure; Internal anal sphincter; Isosorbide dinitrate

Indexed keywords

ISOSORBIDE DINITRATE;

ADULT; ANUS FISSURE; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RELAPSE; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; FISSURE IN ANO; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; ISOSORBIDE DINITRATE; MALE; NITRIC OXIDE DONORS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECURRENCE;

EID: 84859588678     PISSN: 13004948     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4318/tjg.2012.0363     Document Type: Article

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