Gracilis muscle interposition for the treatment of recto-urethral and rectovaginal fistulas: a retrospective analysis of 35 cases

Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 352-356

  Ulrich, Dietmar ^a   Roos, Joachim ^a   Jakse, Gerhard ^b   Pallua, Norbert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL RWTH AACHEN   (Germany)

^b RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Crohn's disease; Gracilis flap; Recto urethral fistula; Rectovaginal fistula

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CAUSAL ATTRIBUTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CROHN DISEASE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GRACILIS FLAP; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; MALE; MORBIDITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERIANAL ABSCESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; RADICAL RETROPUBIC PROSTATECTOMY; RECTOURETHRAL FISTULA; RECTOVAGINAL FISTULA; RECTUM FISTULA; RECTUM INJURY; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TRANSURETHRAL RESECTION; URETHRA FISTULA; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER;

ADULT; AGED; BRACHYTHERAPY; CROHN DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PROSTATECTOMY; RECTAL FISTULA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL FLAPS; URETHRAL DISEASES; URINARY FISTULA; UROLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 60749136480     PISSN: 17486815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjps.2008.11.067     Document Type: Article

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