A randomized prospective trial of endoscopic ultrasound to guide combination medical and surgical treatment for Crohn's perianal fistulas

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 103, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 2527-2535

  Spradlin, Natalie M ^a   Wise, Paul E ^a   Herline, Alan J ^a   Muldoon, Roberta L ^a   Rosen, Michael ^a   Schwartz, David A ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CIPROFLOXACIN; INFLIXIMAB; MERCAPTOPURINE; METRONIDAZOLE;

ABSCESS; ADULT; AGED; ANUS FISTULA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROHN DISEASE; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; REOPERATION; SURGICAL DRAINAGE;

ADULT; AGED; CROHN DISEASE; DRAINAGE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; ENDOSONOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GASTROINTESTINAL AGENTS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECTAL FISTULA; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 53149100847     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: 15720241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1572-0241.2008.02063.x     Document Type: Article

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