The Evaluation and Treatment of Crohn Perianal Fistulae: EUA, EUS, MRI, and Other Imaging Modalities

Gastroenterology Clinics of North America

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 379-391

  Wise, Paul E ^a   Schwartz, David A ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Crohn disease; EUS; Examination under anesthesia (EUA); Imaging; MRI; Perianal fistulae; Setons

Indexed keywords

ADALIMUMAB; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CERTOLIZUMAB PEGOL; FIBRIN GLUE; INFLIXIMAB; PLACEBO;

ANESTHESIOLOGICAL PROCEDURE; ANUS FISTULA; ANUS SURGERY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CROHN DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDORECTAL ADVANCEMENT FLAP; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; EXAMINATION UNDER ANESTHESIA; FECAL DIVERSION; FISTULOGRAPHY; FISTULOTOMY; HUMAN; INCISION; LIGATION OF THE INTERSPHINCTERIC FISTULA TRACT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RECTUM RESECTION; REVIEW; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; TRANSPERINEAL ULTRASONOGRAPHY; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

CROHN DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HUMANS; RECTAL FISTULA;

EID: 84859648075     PISSN: 08898553     EISSN: 15581942     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gtc.2012.01.009     Document Type: Review

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