Fibrin Glue for the Treatment of Perineal Fistulous Crohn's Disease

Gastroenterology

Volumn 138, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 2216-2219

  Sehgal, Rishabh ^a   Koltun, Walter A ^b  

^a PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b PENN STATE MILTON S HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AZATHIOPRINE; FIBRIN GLUE; IMMUNOMODULATING AGENT; INFLIXIMAB; MERCAPTOPURINE; MESALAZINE; STEROID; TACROLIMUS; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ANTIBODY;

ADD ON THERAPY; ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ANUS FISTULA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CROHN DISEASE; EDITORIAL; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENCE RISK; STEM CELL; SUTURE; TISSUE FLAP;

EID: 77952710329     PISSN: 00165085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2010.04.029     Document Type: Editorial

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