Long-term outcome of botulinum toxin injection for the treatment of chronic anal fissure: A randomized controlled trial

Asian Biomedicine

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 397-401

  Sahakitrungruang, Chucheep ^a   Vivatvakin, Boosba ^a   Chongsrisawat, Voranuch ^a   Rojanasakul, Arun ^a  

^a CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Botulinum toxin injection; Chronic anal fissure; Lateral internal sphincterotomy; Long term outcome

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN A;

ADULT; ANUS FISSURE; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SPHINCTEROTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84871646834     PISSN: 19057415     EISSN: 1875855X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5372/1905-7415.0503.051     Document Type: Article

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