Treatment of transsphincteric anal fistulas by endorectal advancement flap or collagen fistula plug: A comparative study

Diseases of the Colon and Rectum

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 18-22

  Christoforidis, Dimitrios ^a   Pieh, Matthew C ^b   Madoff, Robert D ^a   Mellgren, Anders F ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b CARLETON COLLEGE   (United States)

^c Riverside Professional Building ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Anal fistula plug; Endorectal advancement flap; Fistula

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANUS FISTULA; ANUS SURGERY; ARTICLE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; COLLAGEN FISTULA PLUG; COMPLEX CRYPTOGLANDULAR FISTULA; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDORECTAL ADVANCEMENT FLAP; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; TELEPHONE; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; COMPARATIVE STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; PLASTIC SURGERY; RECTUM FISTULA; RECURRENT DISEASE; REOPERATION; WOUND HEALING;

COLLAGEN;

COLLAGEN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RECTAL FISTULA; RECURRENCE; REOPERATION; SURGICAL FLAPS; TREATMENT FAILURE; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 64049083558     PISSN: 00123706     EISSN: 15300358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/DCR.0b013e31819756ac     Document Type: Article

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