Reliability of endosonography in evaluation of anal fistulae and abscesses

Acta Radiologica

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 599-602

  Sudoł Szopińska, Iwona ^a,e   Gesla J ^b   Jakubowski, W ^a   Noszczyk, W ^b   Szczepkowsi, M ^c   Sarti, D ^d  

^a Department of Imaging Diagnostics   (Poland)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

^c Bielany Hospital   (Poland)

^d Subdepartment of Proctology   (Poland)

^e Brodnowski Hospital Warsaw   (Poland)

Author keywords

Abscess; Anus; Fistula; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ABSCESS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANAL CANAL; ANUS DISEASE; ARTICLE; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECTUM FISTULA;

ABSCESS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANAL CANAL; ANUS DISEASES; ENDOSONOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECTAL FISTULA;

EID: 0036835296     PISSN: 02841851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0455.2002.430611.x     Document Type: Article

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