Immediate reconstruction of the anal sphincter after fistulectomy in the management of complex anal fistulas

Colorectal Disease

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 137-140

  Roig, J V ^a,b   Garcia Armengol, J ^a   Jordan J ^a   Alos, R ^a   Solana, A ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DE SAGUNTO   (Spain)

^b NONE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Anal fistula; Anal sphincter reconstruction; Fistulectomy

Indexed keywords

EID: 0005150639     PISSN: 14628910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1463-1318.1999.00021.x     Document Type: Article

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