Evaluation of surgery for perianal Crohn's fistulas

Diseases of the Colon and Rectum

Volumn 39, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 1039-1043

  Scott, Humphrey J ^a,b   Northover, John M A ^a  

^a ST MARK S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ST PETER S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anal fistulas; Crohn's disease; Perianal Crohn's disease

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANUS FISTULA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLON RESECTION; CROHN DISEASE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HEMICOLECTOMY; HUMAN; ILEORECTAL ANASTOMOSIS; ILEOSTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PATIENT SATISFACTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STOMA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0029788747     PISSN: 00123706     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02054696     Document Type: Article

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