Published in Ir Med J on August 19, 1997
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A prospective, randomized study comparing the effect of augmented biofeedback with sensory biofeedback alone on fecal incontinence after obstetric trauma. Dis Colon Rectum (1999) 0.83
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Circulating fibrocytes and Crohn's disease. Br J Surg (2013) 0.78
Overwhelming infection occurring in the immediate post-splenectomy period. Br J Clin Pract (1989) 0.78
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Combined ischemic and neuropathic insult to the anal canal in an animal model of obstetric-related trauma. Dis Colon Rectum (2012) 0.77
Acute acalculous cholecystitis following coronary artery bypass surgery. Ir J Med Sci (2005) 0.77
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Multivisceral resection for T4 or recurrent colorectal cancer. Dig Dis (2012) 0.77
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Mucosal metabolism in ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease. Dis Colon Rectum (1998) 0.76
Enterocutaneous fistula: a reconstructive dilemma. Ir J Med Sci (1998) 0.76
Postdelivery anal function in primiparous females. Dis Colon Rectum (2000) 0.75
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Is there a nitrergic modulation of the rat external anal sphincter? Exp Physiol (2012) 0.75
Towards consensus on the fate of the normal appendix at laparoscopy for suspected appendicitis. Ir J Med Sci (1999) 0.75
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Actinomycosis presenting as appendicitis in pregnancy. Br J Obstet Gynaecol (1993) 0.75
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Case report: vitello-intestinal remnant complicating laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Ir J Med Sci (1996) 0.75
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The introduction of laparoscopic cholecystectomy--audit of transition period with late follow-up. Ir J Med Sci (1995) 0.75
Open versus laparoscopic abdominal rectopexy: an examination of early postoperative outcomes. Ir J Med Sci (2014) 0.75
Modelling medical devices: the application of bioengineering in surgery. Ir J Med Sci (1999) 0.75
Biliary sepsis in a patient on anti-TNFalpha therapy. Ir J Med Sci (2002) 0.75
Advantages of a posterior fourchette incision in anal sphincter repair. Dis Colon Rectum (2001) 0.75
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