The anal fistula claw: The OTSC clip for anal fistula closure

Colorectal Disease

Volumn 14, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1112-1117

  Prosst, R L ^a   Herold, A ^b   Joos, A K ^b   Bussen, D ^b   Wehrmann, M ^c   Gottwald, T ^d   Schurr, M O ^d,e  

^a Proctological Institute Stuttgart   (Germany)

^b End und Dickdarm Zentrum Mannheim   (Germany)

^c Institute of Pathology   (Germany)

^d Ovesco AG   (Germany)

^e STEINBEIS UNIVERSITY BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anal; Claw; Clip; Closure; Fistula; OTSC; Proctology

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN FIBER; NITINOL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANUS FISTULA; ARTICLE; CAUTERIZATION; CHRONIC INFLAMMATION; CLIP; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL PIG; FEMALE; GRANULOMATOUS INFLAMMATION; HEALING; HISTOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCAR FORMATION;

ANAL CANAL; ANIMALS; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM SURGICAL PROCEDURES; FEMALE; RECTAL FISTULA; SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS; SWINE; WOUND CLOSURE TECHNIQUES;

EID: 84865442645     PISSN: 14628910     EISSN: 14631318     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1463-1318.2011.02902.x     Document Type: Article

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