Microbiological analysis and endoanal ultrasonography for diagnosis of anal fistula in acute anorectal sepsis

International Journal of Colorectal Disease

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 209-213

  Toyonaga, Takayuki ^a   Matsushima, Makoto ^a   Tanaka, Yoshiaki ^b   Shimojima, Yasuhiro ^a   Matsumura, Naomi ^a   Kannyama, Hiroki ^a   Nozawa, Makiko ^a   Hatakeyama, Tomoaki ^a   Suzuki, Kazunori ^a   Yanagita, Kenzo ^a   Tanaka, Masao ^a  

^a Matsushima Hospital Colo Proctology Center   (Japan)

^b KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anal fistula; Anorectal sepsis; Endosonography; Microbiology

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ANORECTAL DISEASE; ANUS FISTULA; ARTICLE; BACILLUS; BACTEROIDES; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL STUDY; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTESTINE FLORA; KLEBSIELLA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROBIAL COLONIZATION; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; PEPTOSTREPTOCOCCUS; PERIANAL ABSCESS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPSIS; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SURGICAL DRAINAGE;

ABSCESS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECTAL DISEASES; RECTAL FISTULA;

EID: 33845702455     PISSN: 01791958     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00384-006-0121-x     Document Type: Article

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