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Treatment of chronic anal fissure with topical nitroglycerin ointment 0.4%: a prospective clinical study

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    J. Perez-Legaz, A. Arroyo, J. Ruiz-Tovar, A. Lopez-Delgado, A. Frangi, P. Moya, J. Santos, F. Candela & R. Calpena

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Perez-Legaz, J., Arroyo, A., Ruiz-Tovar, J. et al. Treatment of chronic anal fissure with topical nitroglycerin ointment 0.4%: a prospective clinical study. Tech Coloproctol 15, 475–476 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10151-011-0725-1

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