Current management of cryptoglandular fistula-in-ano

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 17, Issue 28, 2011, Pages 3286-3291

  Bleier, Joshua Is ^a   Moloo, Husein ^b  

^a HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anorectal; Cryptoglandular; Fistula; Ligation of the intersphincteric fistula tract procedure; Sphincter sparing

Indexed keywords

FIBRIN GLUE;

ANAL FISTULA PLUG; ANUS FISTULA; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CROHN DISEASE; CRYPTOGLANDULAR FISTULA IN ANO; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG EFFICACY; FECES INCONTINENCE; FISTULA; FISTULECTOMY; HEMORRHOIDECTOMY; HUMAN; INDWELLING CATHETER; LIFT PROCEDURE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RECTOURETHRAL FISTULA; RECTOVAGINAL FISTULA; REVIEW; SEPSIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 80052094600     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i28.3286     Document Type: Review

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