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Supralevator Extrasphincteric Fistula-in-Ano are Rare as Supralevator Extension is Almost Always in the Intersphincteric Plane

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  1. Garg Fistula Research Institute, 1042, Sector-15, Panchkula, Haryana, 134113, India

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Garg, P. Supralevator Extrasphincteric Fistula-in-Ano are Rare as Supralevator Extension is Almost Always in the Intersphincteric Plane. World J Surg 41, 2409–2410 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00268-017-3970-2

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