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The unusual anal fistula

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Diseases of the Colon & Rectum

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Most fistulas are characterized by the uniform site of the internal or “primary” opening. A series of unusual anal fistulas has been described in which the internal opening was not situated at this usual place. In addition, other lesions resembling anal fistula are mentioned.

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  1. From the Departments of Surger, Sydney Hospital and The St. George Hospital, Sydney, Australia

    Edward Wilson M.D.

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  1. Edward Wilson M.D.
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Read at the meeting of the American Proctologic Society, New Orleans, Louisiana, April 17 to 19, 1967.

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Wilson, E. The unusual anal fistula. Dis Colon Rectum 11, 348–355 (1968). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02616987

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