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Transrectal drainage of anastomotic leaks following low colonic anastomosis

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Diseases of the Colon & Rectum

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  1. Department of Surgery, University of Nebraska Medical Center, 42nd and Dewey Avenue, 68105, Omaha, Nebraska

    Alan G. Thorson M.D. & Jon S. Thompson M.D.

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Thorson, A.G., Thompson, J.S. Transrectal drainage of anastomotic leaks following low colonic anastomosis. Dis Colon Rectum 27, 492–494 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02555554

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