Role of endoanal ultrasound in the evaluation of fistula-in-ano treated with a seton;L'ecografia endoanale nella valutazione delle fistole trattate con setone

Minerva Chirurgica

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 279-284

  Marongiu, L ^a,b   Capra, F ^a   Zorcolo, L ^a   Pinna, F ^a   Scintu, F ^a   Casula, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

^b Binaghi Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

Fistula in ano; Seton; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANUS; ANUS FISTULA; ANUS SPHINCTER; ARTICLE; CONTINENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INCONTINENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RECURRENT DISEASE; SCLEROSIS; SCORING SYSTEM; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM SURGICAL PROCEDURES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECTAL FISTULA;

EID: 27144431661     PISSN: 00264733     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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