Required length of follow-up after transanal advancement flap repair of high transsphincteric fistulas

Colorectal Disease

Volumn 11, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 726-728

  Mitalas, L E ^a   Gosselink, M P ^a   Oom, D M J ^a   Zimmerman, D D E ^a   Schouten, W R ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Advancement flap repair; Cryptoglandular fistula; Healing time; Length of follow up; Transanal; Transsphincteric fistula

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANUS FISTULA; ANUS SURGERY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TIME; TRANSANAL ADVANCEMENT FLAP REPAIR; TRANSSPHINCTERIC FISTULA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING;

ADULT; AGED; ANAL CANAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECTAL FISTULA; REOPERATION; SURGICAL FLAPS; TIME FACTORS; WOUND HEALING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 68549107939     PISSN: 14628910     EISSN: 14631318     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1463-1318.2008.01666.x     Document Type: Article

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