Radiosurgical fistulotomy: An alternative to conventional procedure in fistula in ano

Current Surgery

Volumn 60, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 524-528

  Gupta, Pravin J ^a  

^a Gupta Nursing Home   (India)

Author keywords

Fistula in ano; Fistulotomy; Radio frequency RF surgery; Recurrence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANUS FISTULA; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; RADIOFREQUENCY; RADIOSURGERY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; WORK RESUMPTION; WOUND HEALING;

ADULT; AGED; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM SURGICAL PROCEDURES; ELECTROSURGERY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; RECTAL FISTULA; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0042696287     PISSN: 01497944     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0149-7944(03)00082-5     Document Type: Article

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