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The lateral ligaments of the rectum: The emperor's new clothes?

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Diseases of the Colon & Rectum

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    Oliver M. Jones (F.R.C.S.) & Richard Miller M.S. (F.R.C.S.)

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Jones, O.M., Miller, R. The lateral ligaments of the rectum: The emperor's new clothes?. Dis Colon Rectum 44, 1723–1724 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02234402

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