The treatment of chronic anal fissure with botulinum toxin

Acta Chirurgica Belgica

Volumn 104, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 577-580

  Godevenos, D ^a   Pikoulis, E ^b   Pavlakis, E ^b,d   Daskalakis, P ^b   Stathoulopoulos, A ^b   Gavrielatou, E ^b   Leppaniemi A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOANNINA   (Greece)

^b IASO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^d Petrotou 1 Argithea   (Greece)

Author keywords

Botulinum toxin; Chronic anal fissure; Sphincterotomy

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN;

ADULT; ANUS FISSURE; ANUS SPHINCTER; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; PAIN; SPHINCTEROTOMY;

EID: 8744233804     PISSN: 00015458     EISSN: 25770160     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00015458.2004.11679618     Document Type: Article

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