Meta-analysis of fibrin glue versus surgery for treatment of fistula-in-ano

Annali Italiani di Chirurgia

Volumn 81, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 349-356

  Cirocchi, Roberto ^a   Santoro, Alberto ^b   Trastulli, Stefano ^a   Farinella, Eriberto ^a   Di Rocco, Giorgio ^b   Vendettuali, Domenico ^b   Giannotti, Domenico ^b   Redler, Adriano ^b   Coccetta, Marco ^a   Gullà, Nino ^a   Boselli, Carlo ^a   Avenia, Nicola ^a   Sciannameo, Francesco ^a   Basoli, Antonio ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anal fistula; Anal fistula plug; Fibrin glue; Fistulotomy; Meta analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 79751508760     PISSN: 2239253X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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