Randomized clinical trial of local gentamicin-collagen treatment in advancement flap repair for anal fistula

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 93, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1202-1207

  Gustafsson, U M ^a   Graf, W ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN; COLLATAMP G; GENTAMICIN; GENTAMICIN PLUS COLLAGEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ANUS FISTULA; ANUS SURGERY; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG RELEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKIN FLAP; SMOKING HABIT; WOUND HEALING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; COLLAGEN; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GENTAMICINS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; RECTAL FISTULA; RECURRENCE; SURGICAL FLAPS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 33749593154     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: 13652168     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.5398     Document Type: Article

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