The anatomy of failures following the ligation of intersphincteric tract technique for anal fistula: A review of 93 patients over 4 years

Diseases of the Colon and Rectum

Volumn 54, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1368-1372

  Tan, Ker Kan ^a   Tan, Ian J ^a   Lim, Frances S ^a   Koh, Dean C ^a   Tsang, Charles B ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Anal fistula; Classification; Failure; LIFT

Indexed keywords

SILVER NITRATE;

ANUS FISTULA; ANUS SPHINCTER; ECHOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LIGATION; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT FAILURE; WOUND HEALING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANAL CANAL; DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIGATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECTAL FISTULA; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TREATMENT FAILURE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80455168670     PISSN: 00123706     EISSN: 15300358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/DCR.0b013e31822bb55e     Document Type: Review

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