Timing of surgery for enterovesical fistula in crohn's disease: Decision analysis using a time-dependent compartment model

Inflammatory Bowel Diseases

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 280-285

  Sonnenberg, Amnon ^a,b   Gavin, Michael W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^b VA Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Compartment model; Crohn's disease; Decision analysis; Fistula; Simulation

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL ABSCESS; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLADDER FISTULA; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CROHN DISEASE; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; GENITAL SYSTEM DISEASE; HUMAN; ILEUM DISEASE; INTESTINE FISTULA; MALE; TIME;

ABDOMINAL ABSCESS; ADULT; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CROHN DISEASE; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; GENITAL DISEASES, MALE; HUMANS; ILEAL DISEASES; INTESTINAL FISTULA; MALE; TIME FACTORS; URINARY BLADDER FISTULA;

EID: 0034326724     PISSN: 10780998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ibd.3780060405     Document Type: Article

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