A novel material in seton treatment of fistula-in-ano

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 193, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 794-796

  Gurer, Ahmet ^a   Ozlem, Nuraydin ^a   Gokakin, Ali Kagan ^a   Ozdogan, Mehmet ^a   Kulacoglu, Hakan ^a   Aydin, Raci ^a  

^a ATATURK TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Anal fistula; Seton; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANUS FISTULA; ANUS SURGERY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SETON; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; NYLONS; RECTAL FISTULA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34248388820     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2006.06.048     Document Type: Article

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