The Surgisis® AFP™ anal fistula plug: a new and reasonable alternative for the treatment of anal fistula;Le plug : une nouvelle alternative raisonnable dans le traitement des fistules anales

Gastroenterologie Clinique et Biologique

Volumn 32, Issue 11, 2008, Pages

  Amrani, S ^a   Zimmern, A ^a   O'Hara, K ^a   Corman, M L ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMATERIAL;

ANUS FISTULA; ANUS SPHINCTER; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; PATIENT POSITIONING; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; PROSTHESES AND ORTHOSES; RECTUM FISTULA;

HUMANS; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; RECTAL FISTULA;

EID: 56249115927     PISSN: 03998320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gcb.2008.09.006     Document Type: Editorial

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