Simultaneous anus and bowel operation is preferable for anal fistula in Crohn's disease

Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 37, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 611-616

  Shinozaki, Masaru ^a   Koganei, Kazutaka ^a   Fukushima, Tsuneo ^a  

^a JOHN WAYNE CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anal fistula; Crohn's disease; Intestinal lesion; Seton

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ARTICLE; CROHN DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECTUM FISTULA; WOUND DRAINAGE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANUS CONTINENCE; ANUS FISTULA; ANUS SPHINCTER; ANUS SURGERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRAIN; ENTEROSTOMY; HEALING; INTESTINE SURGERY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM RESECTION; RECURRENCE RISK; RECURRENT DISEASE; SCHOOL CHILD; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CROHN DISEASE; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM SURGICAL PROCEDURES; DRAINAGE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECTAL FISTULA;

IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; MESALAZINE; METRONIDAZOLE; SALAZOSULFAPYRIDINE; STEROID;

EID: 0036696046     PISSN: 09441174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s005350200097     Document Type: Article

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