Recovery rates and functional results after repair for rectovaginal fistula in Crohn's disease: a comparison of different techniques.

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Published in Int J Colorectal Dis on April 03, 2007

Authors

Sotirios Athanasiadis1, Rayan Yazigi, Andreas Köhler, Christian Helmes

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Coloproctology, St. Joseph-Hospital Duisburg-Laar, Ahrstrasse 100, 47139 Duisburg, Germany. athanasiadis@proctology.de

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