Simplified placement and management of cutting setons in the treatment of transsphincteric anal fistula: Technical note

International Journal of Colorectal Disease

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 354-356

  Hamel, Christian T ^a   Marti, Walter R ^a   Oertli, Daniel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cutting seton; Fistula in ano; Seton

Indexed keywords

AMBULATORY SURGERY; ANESTHESIA; ANUS FISTULA; ARTICLE; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ANAL CANAL; HUMANS; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; RECTAL FISTULA; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; SUTURES;

EID: 3042720316     PISSN: 01791958     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00384-003-0566-0     Document Type: Article

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