To plug or not to plug: A cost-effectiveness analysis for complex anal fistula

Surgery

Volumn 147, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 72-78

  Adamina, Michel ^a   Hoch, Jeffrey S ^b   Burnstein, Marcus J ^a  

^a ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAL FISTULA PLUG; ANUS FISTULA; ANUS SPHINCTER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST CONTROL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; ENDOANAL ADVANCEMENT FLAP; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; PLASTIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; WOUND HEALING;

ABSORBABLE IMPLANTS; ANAL CANAL; ANIMALS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECTAL FISTULA; SWINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 71849095143     PISSN: 00396060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2009.05.018     Document Type: Article

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