Initial experience with collagen plug for the treatment of complex anal fistula

Harefuah

Volumn 148, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 157-160

  Itah, Refael ^a   White, Iyan ^a   Greenberg, Ron ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Ano rectal fistula; Biologic plug; Perianal abscess; Perianal fistula

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTHESES AND ORTHOSES; RECTUM FISTULA; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; COLLAGEN; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; RECTAL FISTULA; SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67649830856     PISSN: 00177768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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