Endoanal ultrasound-guided surgery for anal fistula

Endoscopy

Volumn 37, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 722-728

  Ratto, Carlo ^a   Grillo, E ^a   Parello, A ^a   Costamagna, G ^a   Doglietto, G B ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROGEN PEROXIDE;

ADULT; AGED; ANUS FISTULA; ANUS SURGERY; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGING SYSTEM; INJECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MUCOSA; PERIANAL ABSCESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECURRENCE RISK; RECURRENT DISEASE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TISSUE FLAP; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ENDOSONOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECTAL FISTULA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 23144452977     PISSN: 0013726X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2005-870155     Document Type: Article

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