Intrasphincteric botulinum toxin injection in treatment of chronic idiopathic constipation in children

Iranian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 574-578

  Ahmadi, Javad ^a   Azary, Saeedeh ^a   Ashjaei, Bahar ^a   Paragomi, Pedram ^a   Khalifeh Soltani, Amin ^a  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Botox; Botulinum toxin; Children; Constipation; Defecation

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN A;

ANUS SPHINCTER; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; CHRONIC IDIOPATHIC CONSTIPATION; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ADMINISTRATION ROUTE; FEMALE; HARD FECES; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; INTRASPHINCTERIC DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAINFUL DEFECATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 84886290158     PISSN: 20082142     EISSN: 20082150     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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