Staged mucosal advancement flap for the treatment of complex anal fistulas: Pretreatment with noncutting Setons and in case of recurrent multiple abscesses a diverting stoma

Colorectal Disease

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 513-518

  van der Hagen, S J ^a,b   Baeten, C G ^a   Soeters, P B ^a   Beets Tan, R G ^a   Russel, M G V M ^a   van Gemert, W G ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b NONE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Definitive treatment; Initial treatment; Setons diverting stoma; Two stage complex fistula

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANUS FISTULA; ANUS SPHINCTER; ANUS SURGERY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROHN DISEASE; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT SELECTION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TISSUE FLAP; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTESTINAL MUCOSA; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECTAL FISTULA; RECURRENCE; STOMAS; SURGICAL FLAPS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 24044462379     PISSN: 14628910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1463-1318.2005.00850.x     Document Type: Article

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