Surgical management of anal fistulae: A systematic review

Colorectal Disease

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 420-430

  Malik, A I ^a   Nelson, Rick L ^a  

^a NORTHERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fistula in ano; Flap repair; Glue therapy; Perianal abscess; Seton; Sistulectomy; Sistulotomy; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

CEFOXITIN; FIBRIN GLUE; GENTAMICIN; SETON; SUTURE MATERIAL;

ANUS FISTULA; ANUS FLAP; ANUS SURGERY; BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATABASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; FISTULECTOMY; FISTULOTOMY; GRAFT INFECTION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MARSUPIALIZATION; MYOCUTANEOUS FLAP; PERIANAL ABSCESS; PEROPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; RADIOSURGERY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RETRACTOR; REVIEW; SKIN INCISION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT RESPONSE; WOUND DRAINAGE; WOUND HEALING;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM SURGICAL PROCEDURES; FIBRIN TISSUE ADHESIVE; HUMANS; RECTAL FISTULA; SURGICAL FLAPS;

EID: 43849091446     PISSN: 14628910     EISSN: 14631318     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1463-1318.2008.01483.x     Document Type: Review

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