Dermal Flap Coverage for Chronic Anal Fissure: Lower Incidence of Anal Incontinence Compared to Lateral Internal Sphincterotomy After Long-Term Follow-up

Diseases of the Colon and Rectum

Volumn 53, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1563-1568

  Hancke, Edgar ^a   Rikas, Evangelos ^a   Suchan, Katrin ^a   Völke, Knut ^a  

^a Group Practice and Allergy   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anal incontinence; Chronic anal fissure; Dermal flap coverage; Lateral internal sphincterotomy

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ADULT; AGED; ANUS FISSURE; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PLASTIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHRONIC DISEASE; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM SURGICAL PROCEDURES; FECAL INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; FISSURE IN ANO; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; SURGICAL FLAPS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 78349284369     PISSN: 00123706     EISSN: 15300358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/DCR.0b013e3181f0869f     Document Type: Article

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