The surgical management of fistula-in-ano in a specialist colorectal unit

International Journal of Colorectal Disease

Volumn 23, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 833-838

  Davies, Mark ^a   Harris, D ^a   Lohana, P ^a   Chandra Sekaran, T V ^a   Morgan, A R ^a   Beynon, J ^a   Carr, N D ^a  

^a SINGLETON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fistula in ano; Seton

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANUS FISTULA; ANUS SPHINCTER; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROHN DISEASE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; FISTULOTOMY; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; IMAGING; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM RESECTION; RECTUM SURGERY; RECURRENT DISEASE; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

CROHN DISEASE; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM SURGICAL PROCEDURES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RECTAL FISTULA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICENTERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 48549085110     PISSN: 01791958     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00384-008-0444-x     Document Type: Article

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