Idiopathic fistula-in-ano

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 17, Issue 28, 2011, Pages 3277-3285

  Shawki, Sherief ^a   Wexner, Steven D ^a,b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF COLORECTAL SURGERY   (United States)

^b Suez Canal University Faculty of Medicine   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Advancement flap; Anal fistula; Fibrin glue; Fistula plug; Fistulotomy; Seton

Indexed keywords

FIBRIN GLUE;

ANUS FISTULA; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM FISTULA; ENDORECTAL ADVANCEMENT FLAP; FECES INCONTINENCE; FIBRIN FORMATION; FISTULA IN ANO; FISTULA PLUG; FISTULOTOMY; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; INFLAMMATION; LIGATION OF THE INTERSPHINCTERIC FISTULA TRACT; MANOMETRY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PLASTIC SURGERY; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; RECURRENT DISEASE; REVIEW; SETON; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; SURGICAL APPROACH; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 80051983389     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i28.3277     Document Type: Review

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