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The use of “medical by-pass” in the therapy of Crohn's disease: Report of a case

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  1. Departments of Medical and Surgical Research, Rhode Island Hospital, 593 Eddy Street, 02903, Providence, Rhode Island

    Gino L. Giorgini MD, Robert V. Stephens MD & Walter R. Thayer Jr MD

  2. Division of Biological and Medical Sciences, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island

    Gino L. Giorgini MD, Robert V. Stephens MD & Walter R. Thayer Jr MD

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Giorgini, G.L., Stephens, R.V. & Thayer, W.R. The use of “medical by-pass” in the therapy of Crohn's disease: Report of a case. Digest Dis Sci 18, 153–157 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01073162

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