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An evaluation of the cause and mechanism of complete rectal prolapse

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Diseases of the Colon & Rectum

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    Norman D. Nigro M.D.

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Presented before the meeting of the American Proctologic Society, Cleveland, Ohio, June 20 to 22, 1966.

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Nigro, N.D. An evaluation of the cause and mechanism of complete rectal prolapse. Dis Colon Rectum 9, 391–398 (1966). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02617431

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