Results of combined medical and surgical treatment of recto-vaginal fistula in Crohn's disease

Colorectal Disease

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 678-683

  Gaertner, W B ^a   Madoff, R D ^a   Spencer, M P ^a   Mellgren, A ^a   Goldberg, S M ^a   Lowry, A C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Crohn's disease; Infliximab; Recto vaginal fistula; Surgery

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CIPROFLOXACIN; COLLAGEN; FIBRIN GLUE; INFLIXIMAB; MERCAPTOPURINE; MESALAZINE; METHOTREXATE; METRONIDAZOLE; PREDNISONE; SALAZOSULFAPYRIDINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CROHN DISEASE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCTITIS; RECTOVAGINAL FISTULA; RECTUM RESECTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADULT; AGED; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; COLOSTOMY; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; CROHN DISEASE; DRAINAGE; FEMALE; FIBRIN TISSUE ADHESIVE; HUMANS; ILEOSTOMY; MIDDLE AGED; RECTOVAGINAL FISTULA; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL FLAPS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79955889815     PISSN: 14628910     EISSN: 14631318     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1463-1318.2010.02234.x     Document Type: Article

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