Long-term, indwelling setons for low transsphincteric and intersphincteric anal fistulas: Experience with 108 cases

Diseases of the Colon and Rectum

Volumn 39, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 1097-1101

  Lentner, Andreas ^a   Wienert, Volker ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL RWTH AACHEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anal fistulas; Seton

Indexed keywords

ANUS FISTULA; ARTICLE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INCONTINENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RELAPSE; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURING METHOD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0029764808     PISSN: 00123706     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02081407     Document Type: Article

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