Long-term outcome following mucosal advancement flap for high perianal fistulas and fistulotomy for low perianal fistulas: Recurrent perianal fistulas: Failure of treatment or recurrent patient disease?

International Journal of Colorectal Disease

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 784-790

  van der Hagen, S J ^a,b   Baeten, C G ^a   Soeters, P B ^a   van Gemert, W G ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b NONE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Failure of treatment; Long term outcome; Perianal fistulas; Recurrent patient disease

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANUS FISTULA; ANUS SURGERY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM MUCOSA; RECURRENCE RISK; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TISSUE FLAP; TREATMENT FAILURE;

ADULT; AGED; CROHN DISEASE; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM SURGICAL PROCEDURES; DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTESTINAL MUCOSA; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECTAL FISTULA; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SURGICAL FLAPS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 33749527727     PISSN: 01791958     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00384-005-0072-7     Document Type: Article

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