Gracilis muscle transposition for treatment of recurrent anovaginal, rectovaginal, rectourethral, and pouch–vaginal fistulas in patients with inflammatory bowel disease
Open Access
- 2 January 2019
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in Techniques in Coloproctology
- Vol. 23 (1), 43-52
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10151-018-1918-7
Abstract
The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of gracilis muscle transposition (GMT) to treat recurrent anovaginal, rectovaginal, rectourethral, and pouch–vaginal fistulas in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).Keywords
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