Gracilis muscle transposition for complex fistula and persistent nonhealing sinus in perianal Crohn's disease

Inflammatory Bowel Diseases

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 583-589

  Maeda, Yasuko ^a   Heyckendorff Diebold, Tina ^a   Tei, Troels M ^a   Lundby, Lilli ^a   Buntzen, Steen ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

fistula; gracilis muscle; nonhealing perineum; perianal Crohn's; persistent sinus

Indexed keywords

ADALIMUMAB; AMINOSALICYLIC ACID; AZATHIOPRINE; INFLIXIMAB; METHOTREXATE; PREDNISOLONE; SALAZOSULFAPYRIDINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANUS FISTULA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLOSTOMY; CROHN DISEASE; DEBRIDEMENT; DISEASE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GRACILIS MUSCLE; GRAFT INFECTION; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE TRANSPOSITION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM RESECTION; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VACUUM ASSISTED CLOSURE; WOUND HEALING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CROHN DISEASE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PERINEUM; RECTAL FISTULA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78651270127     PISSN: 10780998     EISSN: 15364844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ibd.21311     Document Type: Article

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