Botulinum-toxin-A Injection Following Conservative Management in Patients with Dyssynergic Defaecation Only Improves Symptoms in the Short Term: A Retrospective Study
Objective Dyssynergic defaecation (DD) is an important cause of chronic constipation. In patients where conservative treatments fail, injections of botulinum toxin A (BTX-A) into the puborectalis and anal sphincter muscles can be effective. Complications of this procedure are reported to...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Thieme Revinter Publicações Ltda.
2024-03-01
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| Series: | Journal of Coloproctology |
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| Online Access: | http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0044-1779687 |