Ligation of the intersphincteric fistula tract: An effective new technique for complex fistulas

Diseases of the Colon and Rectum

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 43-46

  Bleier, Joshua I S ^a   Moloo, Husein ^b   Goldberg, Stanley M ^c  

^a PENNSYLVANIA HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Anorectal; Benign; Fistula; Incontinence; Repair; Trans sphincteric

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANUS CONTINENCE; ANUS FISTULA; ANUS SURGERY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LIGATION OF THE INTERSPHINCTERIC FISTULA TRACT TECHNIQUE; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURGICAL TRAINING; TREATMENT FAILURE; ANAL CANAL; RECTUM FISTULA;

ANAL CANAL; HUMANS; RECTAL FISTULA;

EID: 73449148054     PISSN: 00123706     EISSN: 15300358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/DCR.0b013e3181bb869f     Document Type: Article

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