Anorectal abscess fistula: What do we know?

Surgical Clinics of North America

Volumn 82, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1139-1151

  Nelson, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSCESS DRAINAGE; ANORECTAL DISEASE; ANUS FISTULA; ANUS SURGERY; CLINICAL TRIAL; FECES INCONTINENCE; FISTULOTOMY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MORBIDITY; PERIANAL ABSCESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM FISTULA; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ABSCESS; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HUMANS; RECTAL DISEASES; RECTAL FISTULA;

EID: 0036912343     PISSN: 00396109     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0039-6109(02)00063-4     Document Type: Review

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