Nonoperative management of perianal abscess in infants is associated with decreased risk for fistula formation

Pediatrics

Volumn 120, Issue 3, 2007, Pages

  Christison Lagay, Emily R ^a   Hall, Jason F ^a   Wales, Paul W ^b,c   Bailey, Karen ^b,c   Terluk, Andrew ^b,c   Goldstein, Allan M ^a   Ein, Sigmund H ^b,c   Masiakos, Peter T ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Fistula in ano; Perianal abscess

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ANUS FISTULA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENT; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PERIANAL ABSCESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL DRAINAGE;

ABSCESS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANUS DISEASES; COHORT STUDIES; DRAINAGE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; RECTAL FISTULA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK;

EID: 34548431088     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 02105721     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2006-3092     Document Type: Article

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