Rectovaginal fistula in Crohn's disease

Diseases of the Colon and Rectum

Volumn 50, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 2215-2222

  Andreani, S M ^a   Dang, H H ^b   Grondona, P ^c   Khan, A Z ^a   Edwards, D P ^a  

^a FRIMLEY PARK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b MEHARRY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^c VILLA SCASSI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Crohn's disease; Rectovaginal fistula; Treatment

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CIPROFLOXACIN; CYCLOSPORIN; INFLIXIMAB; MERCAPTOPURINE; METRONIDAZOLE;

ASPERGILLOSIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COCCIDIOIDOMYCOSIS; CROHN DISEASE; DELAYED HYPERSENSITIVITY; ENTEROPATHY; GINGIVA HYPERPLASIA; HEADACHE; HIRSUTISM; HISTOPLASMOSIS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LISTERIOSIS; LIVER TOXICITY; LUPUS LIKE SYNDROME; PARESTHESIA; PNEUMONIA; RECTOVAGINAL FISTULA; RECTUM RESECTION; RECURRENCE RISK; REVIEW; SEIZURE; SKIN FLAP; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREMOR; TUBERCULOSIS;

CROHN DISEASE; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM SURGICAL PROCEDURES; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREVALENCE; PROGNOSIS; RECTOVAGINAL FISTULA; RECTUM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL FLAPS; VAGINA;

EID: 37249025248     PISSN: 00123706     EISSN: 15300358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10350-007-9057-7     Document Type: Review

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