Long-term success rate after surgical treatment of anorectal and rectovaginal fistulas in Crohn's disease

International Journal of Colorectal Disease

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 521-526

  Löffler, Thorsten ^a   Welsch, Thilo ^a   Mühl, Stefanie ^a   Hinz, Ulf ^a   Schmidt, Jan ^a   Kienle, Peter ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anorectal; Crohn's disease; Endorectal advancement flap; Fistula; Levatorplasty; Rectovaginal; Recurrence

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANUS FISSURE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CROHN DISEASE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE FREE INTERVAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTESTINE SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECTOVAGINAL FISTULA; RECTUM RESECTION; RECURRENCE RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TISSUE FLAP;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANAL CANAL; CROHN DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; KAPLAN-MEIERS ESTIMATE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECTOVAGINAL FISTULA; RECTUM; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 63649087310     PISSN: 01791958     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00384-009-0638-x     Document Type: Article

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