Sequential treatment for proctalgia fugax: Mid-term follow-up
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Sequential treatment for proctalgia fugax. Mid-term follow-up.
INTRODUCTION Proctalgia fugax (PF) is a benign, self-limiting disease characterized by episodes of intense anorectal pain at frequent intervals in the absence of organic proctological disease. Even though PF was described more than a century ago, its etiology remains unclear. Currently there is no information available. Few papers quoting many ways of management have been published. The aim of ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Revista Española de Enfermedades Digestivas
سال: 2005
ISSN: 1130-0108
DOI: 10.4321/s1130-01082005000700004