Characteristics of perianal abscess and fistula-in-ano in healthy children

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 467-472

  Serour, Francis ^a,b,c   Gorenstein, Arkadi ^a,b  

^a WOLFSON MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^c KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CLINDAMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; METRONIDAZOLE; TRIMETHOPRIM;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ANUS FISTULA; ANUS SURGERY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROHN DISEASE; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE DURATION; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCISION; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NEEDLE BIOPSY; PATIENT CARE; PERIANAL ABSCESS; RECURRENT DISEASE; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ABSCESS; ADOLESCENT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANUS DISEASES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DRAINAGE; FEMALE; FISSURE IN ANO; HUMANS; MALE; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 32944457528     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-005-0415-0     Document Type: Article

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