The effects of topical application of metronidazole for treatment of chronic anal fissure: A randomized, controlled pilot study

Indian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 152-157

  Grekova, Natalia Mihailovna ^a   Maleva, Elena Anatolyevna ^a   Lebedeva, Yuliana ^a   Bordunovsky, Viktor Nicolaevich ^a   Telesheva, Larisa Fedorovna ^a   Bychkovskikh, Vladimir Anatolyevich ^a  

^a SOUTH URAL STATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Anal fissure; Anal pain; Metronidazole; Topical antimicrobial treatment

Indexed keywords

ALGINIC ACID; CINCHOCAINE; HYDROCORTISONE; METRONIDAZOLE; SUNFLOWER OIL; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ANORECTAL PRESSURE; ANUS FISSURE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGITAL RECTAL EXAMINATION; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; PH; PILOT STUDY; PROCTITIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; CHRONIC DISEASE; FISSURE IN ANO; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ADULT; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; BACTERIA, ANAEROBIC; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; FISSURE IN ANO; HUMANS; MALE; METRONIDAZOLE; PILOT PROJECTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84929956037     PISSN: 02548860     EISSN: 09750711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12664-015-0559-2     Document Type: Article

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