Meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials comparing drainage alone vs primary sphincter-cutting procedures for anorectal abscess-fistula

International Journal of Colorectal Disease

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 602-609

  Quah, H M ^a   Tang, C L ^a   Eu, K W ^a   Chan, S Y E ^b   Samuel, M ^b  

^a SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b Clinical Trials and Epidemiology Research Unit   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Anal; Fistula in ano; Fistulectomy; Fistulotomy; Surgery; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ABSCESS DRAINAGE; ANUS FISTULA; ANUS SPHINCTER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COCHRANE LIBRARY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBASE; FECES INCONTINENCE; FLATULENCE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; PERIANAL ABSCESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RISK REDUCTION; SEPSIS; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING;

ANAL CANAL; DRAINAGE; HUMANS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RECTAL FISTULA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33746375998     PISSN: 01791958     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00384-005-0060-y     Document Type: Article

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