Fistula-in-ano: advances in treatment

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 196, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 95-99

  Deeba, Samer ^a   Aziz, Omer ^a   Sains, Parvinder S ^a   Darzi, Ara ^a  

^a ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anal fistula; Anal fistula plug; Fibrin glue

Indexed keywords

FIBRIN GLUE;

ANUS FISTULA; COCHRANE LIBRARY; COLON CROHN DISEASE; CRYPTOGLANDULAR FISTULAE; DATA BASE; EMBASE; FISTULA PLUG; GOOGLE SCHOLAR DATABASE; HUMAN; MEDLINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; CROHN DISEASE; FIBRIN TISSUE ADHESIVE; HUMANS; INTESTINAL MUCOSA; INTESTINE, SMALL; RECTAL FISTULA; TISSUE ADHESIVES;

EID: 45349098648     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2007.12.047     Document Type: Review

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