Treatment of complex perianal fistulas in Crohn disease: Infliximab, surgery or combined approach

Canadian Journal of Surgery

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 299-304

  Sciaudone, Guido ^a   Di Stazio, Crescenzo ^a   Limongelli, Paolo ^a   Guadagni, Ilaria ^a   Pellino, Gianluca ^a   Riegler, Gabriele ^b   Coscione, Paolo ^c   Selvaggi, Francesco ^a  

^a Division of General Surgery and Applied Biotechnology Department of Anasesthesological Surgical and Emergency Sciences   (Italy)

^b SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

^c Clinica Pineta Grande   (Italy)

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EID: 77958163131     PISSN: 0008428X     EISSN: 14882310     Source Type: Journal    
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