Changes in anorectal morphologic and functional parameters after fistula-in-ano surgery

Diseases of the Colon and Rectum

Volumn 52, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1462-1469

  Roig, José V ^a,e   Jordán, Julio ^b   García Armengol, Juan ^a   Esclapez, Pedro ^c   Solana, Amparo ^d  

^a HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO DE VALENCIA   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO NUESTRA SEÑORA DE CANDELARIA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^d HOSPITAL DE SAGUNTO   (Spain)

^e NONE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Anal manometry; Complex fistulas; Endoanal ultrasound; Fecal incontinence; Fistula in ano; Soiling

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANORECTAL PRESSURE; ANUS; ANUS FISTULA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NERVE ENDING; RECTUM; RECTUM FISTULA; RECTUM SURGERY; ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ANAL CANAL; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEFECATION; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; MANOMETRY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRESSURE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANAL CANAL; DEFECATION; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM SURGICAL PROCEDURES; ENDOSONOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MANOMETRY; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRESSURE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECTAL FISTULA; RECTUM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 68149168778     PISSN: 00123706     EISSN: 15300358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/DCR.0b013e3181a80e24     Document Type: Article

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