Transperineal ultrasound in the detection of perianal and rectovaginal fistulae in Crohn's disease

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 102, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 2214-2219

  Maconi, Giovanni ^a   Ardizzone, Sandro ^a   Greco, Salvatore ^a   Radice, Elisa ^a   Bezzio, Cristina ^a   Bianchi Porro, Gabriele ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSCESS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANUS FISTULA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROHN DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOANAL ULTRASOUND; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MICROORGANISM DETECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTOVAGINAL FISTULA; TRANSPERINEAL ULTRASOUND;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CROHN DISEASE; ENDOSONOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERINEUM; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECTAL FISTULA; RECTOVAGINAL FISTULA; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; VULVAR DISEASES;

EID: 34848835237     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: 15720241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1572-0241.2007.01441.x     Document Type: Article

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