Focus on sphincter-saving procedures for fistula-in-ano

Diseases of the Colon and Rectum

Volumn 53, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1218-

  Milito, Giovanni ^a   Selvaggio, Ivana ^a   Cadeddu, Federica ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN; FIBRIN GLUE;

ANUS FISTULA; ANUS SPHINCTER; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; FECES INCONTINENCE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LETTER; LIGATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ANAL CANAL; DEFECATION; METHODOLOGY; RECTUM FISTULA;

ANAL CANAL; DEFECATION; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HUMANS; RECTAL FISTULA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77956193840     PISSN: 00123706     EISSN: 15300358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/DCR.0b013e3181e1a49e     Document Type: Letter

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