A tale of two (anal fistula) plugs: Is there a difference in short-term outcomes?

American Surgeon

Volumn 76, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1150-1153

  Buchberg, Brian ^a   Masoomi, Hossein ^a   Choi, John ^a   Bergman, Herlinda ^a   Mills, Steven ^a   Stamos, Michael J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSCESS DRAINAGE; ANUS FISTULA; ANUS FISTULA PLUG; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; DEVICE THERAPY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; SHORT COURSE THERAPY; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT FAILURE;

ADULT; AGED; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECTAL FISTULA; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TAMPONS, SURGICAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 78651368289     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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