The treatment of anal fistula: ACPGBI position statement

Colorectal Disease

Volumn 9, Issue SUPPL.4, 2007, Pages 18-50

  Williams, J G ^a   Farrands, P A ^b   Williams, A B ^c   Taylor, B A ^d   Lunniss, P J ^e   Sagar, P M ^f   Varma, J S ^g  

^a NEW CROSS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UK   (United Kingdom)

^c GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d WARRINGTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e ROYAL LONDON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^f LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^g UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NORTH DURHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CYCLOSPORIN A; FIBRIN GLUE; GADOLINIUM PENTETATE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; INFLIXIMAB; MERCAPTOPURINE; METHOTREXATE; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; PLACEBO; SHU 508; TACROLIMUS; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA ANTIBODY;

ABSCESS DRAINAGE; ANOPLASTY; ANORECTAL PRESSURE; ANUS FISTULA; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COCHRANE LIBRARY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CROHN DISEASE; DEBRIDEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIGITAL RECTAL EXAMINATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG COST; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; ECHOGRAPHY; EMBASE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FECES INCONTINENCE; FISTULOGRAPHY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INCIDENCE; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MEDLINE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOGENESIS; PERIANAL ABSCESS; PERIANAL GLAND; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTOVAGINAL FISTULA; RECTUM RESECTION; RECURRENCE RISK; SEPSIS; SPHINCTEROTOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TISSUE FLAP; WOUND HEALING IMPAIRMENT;

ANAL CANAL; COLORECTAL SURGERY; ENDOSONOGRAPHY; GREAT BRITAIN; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; IRELAND; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MANOMETRY; PROCTOSCOPY; RECTAL FISTULA; SEPSIS; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TUBERCULOSIS, GASTROINTESTINAL;

EID: 34548806421     PISSN: 14628910     EISSN: 14631318     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1463-1318.2007.01372.x     Document Type: Article

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