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This is a report of skin grafting in 150 cases of extensive anal fistulas removed by radical operation. We believe we could shorten the recovery period and still be able to prevent recurrence and other complications.
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Read at the meeting of the American Proctologic Society, San Francisco, California, May 20 to 23, 1963.
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Arakawa, K., Arakawa, J. Split-thickness skin graft on granulated wounds following extensive fistulectomy. Dis Colon Rectum 6, 437–441 (1963). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02633480
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02633480