Elastic one-stage cutting seton for the treatment of high anal fistulas: Preliminary results

Techniques in Coloproctology

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 159-162

  Mentes, B B ^a   Oktemer S ^a   Tezcaner, T ^a   Azih, C ^a   Leventoglu S ^a   Oguz M ^a  

^a GAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Elastic cutting seton; Fistula in ano; Seton

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANUS CONTINENCE; ANUS FISTULA; ANUS SURGERY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE EXACERBATION; ELASTICITY; FEMALE; HEALING; HUMAN; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RECURRENT DISEASE; SURGICAL GLOVE; THICKNESS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINE RETENTION;

EID: 12944279755     PISSN: 11236337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10151-004-0080-6     Document Type: Article

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