Topical Diltiazem vs. topical Glyceril trinitrate in the treatment of chronic anal fissure: A prospective, randomized, double-blind trial

Acta Gastro-Enterologica Belgica

Volumn 75, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 438-442

  Ala, Shahram ^a   Saeedi, Majid ^a   Hadianamrei, Roja ^a   Ghorbanian, Ali ^a  

^a MAZANDARAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Chemical sphincterotomy; Chronic anal fissure; Diltiazem; Glyceril trinitrate; Topical

Indexed keywords

DILTIAZEM; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; VASODILATOR AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANUS FISSURE; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PRURITUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; TREATMENT DURATION; WOUND HEALING; ARTICLE; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG EFFECT; GEL; MIDDLE AGED; OINTMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT PREFERENCE; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHRONIC DISEASE; DILTIAZEM; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; FISSURE IN ANO; GELS; HEADACHE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NITROGLYCERIN; OINTMENTS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATIENT PREFERENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASODILATOR AGENTS; WOUND HEALING;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84875037731     PISSN: 00015644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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