Outcome of surgical treatment for fistula in ano in Crohn's disease

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 96, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 675-679

  Van Koperen, P J ^a   Safiruddin, F ^a   Bemelman, W A ^a   Slors, J F M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFLIXIMAB;

ADULT; AGED; ANUS FISTULA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROHN DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCTITIS; RECURRENT DISEASE; RISK FACTOR; SEPSIS; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; ANAL CANAL; CROHN DISEASE; DRAINAGE; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECTAL FISTULA; RECURRENCE; SURGICAL FLAPS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 66749159160     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: 13652168     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.6608     Document Type: Article

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