A randomized, controlled trial of fibrin glue vs. conventional treatment for anal fistula

Diseases of the Colon and Rectum

Volumn 45, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 1608-1615

  Lindsey, Ian ^a   Smilgin Humphreys, M M ^a   Cunningham, Chris ^a   Mortensen, Neil J M ^a   George, Bruce D ^a  

^a JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anal fistula; Fecal incontinence; Fibrin glue

Indexed keywords

FIBRIN GLUE;

ADULT; AGED; ANUS FISTULA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROHN DISEASE; DEVICE; FEMALE; HEALING; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; FIBRIN TISSUE ADHESIVE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; RECTAL FISTULA; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SURGICAL FLAPS; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TISSUE ADHESIVES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036904632     PISSN: 00123706     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10350-004-7247-0     Document Type: Article

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