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The transanal anastomosis: A sphincter-saving operation with improved continence

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Diseases of the Colon & Rectum

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  1. Rudd Clinic for Surgery of the Colon and Rectum, 123 Edward Street, Ste. 314, M5G 1E2, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

    William W. H. Rudd M.D.

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Read at the meeting of the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons, San Diego, California, June 11 to 15, 1978.

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Rudd, W.W.H. The transanal anastomosis: A sphincter-saving operation with improved continence. Dis Colon Rectum 22, 102–105 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02586772

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