Anal fissure and stenosis

Gastroenterology Clinics of North America

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 729-758

  Shawki, Sherief ^a   Costedio, Meagan ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anal fissure; Anal stenosis; Anorectal flap procedures; Lateral internal sphincterotomy

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BOTULINUM TOXIN A; DILTIAZEM; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; HYDROCORTISONE; ISOSORBIDE DINITRATE; LAXATIVE; LIDOCAINE; MUSCARINIC AGENT; NIFEDIPINE; NITRIC OXIDE; PLACEBO;

ADVANCEMENT FLAP; ANAL DILATION; ANUS FISSURE; ANUS INJURY; ANUS SPHINCTER; ANUS STENOSIS; CONSTIPATION; DIET THERAPY; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; DRUG DOSAGE FORM COMPARISON; DRUG DOSE ESCALATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG SAFETY; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME INHIBITION; FLATULENCE; FLUID INTAKE; HEADACHE; HEMATOMA; HOT FLUSH; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION; INTESTINE STENOSIS; MORBIDITY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE HYPERTONIA; MUSCLE RELAXATION; MUSCLE SPASM; NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY; OINTMENT; PAIN; PAINFUL DEFECATION; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PERIANAL ITCHING; PERIANAL PAIN; PRURITUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RASH; RECTUM HEMORRHAGE; RECURRENCE RISK; REVIEW; SPHINCTEROTOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THROMBOSIS; TRANSDERMAL PATCH; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANAL FISSURE; ANAL STENOSIS; ANORECTAL FLAP PROCEDURES; LATERAL INTERNAL SPHINCTEROTOMY;

ANAL CANAL; ANUS DISEASES; BOTULINUM TOXINS, TYPE A; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; CONSTRICTION, PATHOLOGIC; DIETARY FIBER; DILATATION; FISSURE IN ANO; HUMANS; ISOSORBIDE DINITRATE; NEUROMUSCULAR AGENTS; NITRIC OXIDE DONORS; NITROGLYCERIN; SURGICAL FLAPS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84888038841     PISSN: 08898553     EISSN: 15581942     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gtc.2013.09.007     Document Type: Review

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