The Snug Seton: Short and medium term results of slow fistulotomy for idiopathic anal fistulae

Colorectal Disease

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 328-337

  Hammond, T M ^a   Knowles, C H ^a   Porrett, T ^b   Lunniss, P J ^a,b  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b HOMERTON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anal fistula; Management; Seton

Indexed keywords

SILASTIC; SILICONE;

ADULT; AGED; ANUS FISTULA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HEALING; HUMAN; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETRACTOR; SURGICAL PATIENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADULT; AGED; ANAL CANAL; DIMETHYLPOLYSILOXANES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; RECTAL FISTULA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SILICONES; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33645739153     PISSN: 14628910     EISSN: 14631318     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1463-1318.2005.00926.x     Document Type: Article

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