Assessment of the efficacy of the rectovaginal button fistula plug for the treatment of ileal pouch-vaginal and rectovaginal fistulas

Diseases of the Colon and Rectum

Volumn 52, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1877-1881

  Gonsalves, Simon ^a   Sagar, Peter ^a   Lengyel, John ^a   Morrison, Charles ^a   Dunham, Richard ^a  

^a LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ileal pouch; Quality of life; Rectovaginal fistula

Indexed keywords

CIPROFLOXACIN; INFLIXIMAB; LAXATIVE; METRONIDAZOLE;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA; ARTICLE; BUTTON FISTULA PLUG; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CROHN DISEASE; DISLOCATION; ENTERITIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; ILEUM POUCH; ILEUM POUCH VAGINAL FISTULA; INTESTINE FISTULA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; RECTOVAGINAL FISTULA; REPEAT PROCEDURE; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT FAILURE; VAGINA DISEASE; BANDAGE; BIODEGRADABLE IMPLANT; COLON POUCH; SURGICAL TAMPON; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ABSORBABLE IMPLANTS; ADULT; BIOLOGICAL DRESSINGS; COLONIC POUCHES; CROHN DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RECTOVAGINAL FISTULA; TAMPONS, SURGICAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VAGINAL FISTULA;

EID: 75349091405     PISSN: 00123706     EISSN: 15300358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/DCR.0b013e3181b55560     Document Type: Article

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