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An instrument for dilating strictures in the upper part of the rectum and sigmoid colon is described. With this instrument the intestine can be dilated to practically normal width. The risk of injury to the intestinal wall appears very small.
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Dencker, H., Johansson, J.I., Norryd, C. et al. Dilator for treatment of strictures in the upper part of the rectum and the sigmoid. Dis Colon Rectum 16, 550–552 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02588890
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02588890