Use of endoscopic ultrasound to guide combination medical and surgical therapy for patients with Crohn's perianal fistulas

Inflammatory Bowel Diseases

Volumn 11, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 727-732

  Schwartz, David A ^a   White, Chris M ^a   Wise, Paul E ^a   Herline, Alan J ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Crohn's disease; Endoscopic ultrasound; Perianal fistula

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CIPROFLOXACIN; INFLIXIMAB; MERCAPTOPURINE; METHOTREXATE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ANUS FISTULA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CROHN DISEASE; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPIC THERAPY; FEMALE; HEALING; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; WOUND CLOSURE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; CROHN DISEASE; DRAINAGE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; ENDOSONOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL AGENTS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; RECTAL FISTULA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 24644479067     PISSN: 10780998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.MIB.0000172811.57242.18     Document Type: Article

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