Factors affecting continence after fistulotomy for intersphincteric fistula-in-ano

International Journal of Colorectal Disease

Volumn 22, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1071-1075

  Toyonaga, Takayuki ^a   Matsushima, Makoto ^a   Kiriu, Takashi ^a   Sogawa, Nobuhito ^a   Kanyama, Hiroki ^a   Matsumura, Naomi ^a   Shimojima, Yasuhiro ^a   Hatakeyama, Tomoaki ^a   Tanaka, Yoshiaki ^a   Suzuki, Kazunori ^a   Tanaka, Masao ^a,b  

^a Matsushima Hospital Colo Proctology Center   (Japan)

^b KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anal fistula; Anal manometry; Fecal incontinence; Fistulotomy; Intersphincteric fistula

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANORECTAL PRESSURE; ANUS CONTINENCE; ANUS FISTULA; ANUS SPHINCTER; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; FLATULENCE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; LIQUID FECES; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREDICTION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; SURGICAL PATIENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; UNIVARIATE ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANAL CANAL; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM SURGICAL PROCEDURES; FECAL INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MANOMETRY; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECTAL FISTULA; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34848836304     PISSN: 01791958     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00384-007-0277-z     Document Type: Article

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