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  1. School of Medicine, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, Australia

    Y. -H. Ho

  2. Department of Colon and Rectum Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA

    F. A. Yafi, C. R. Selvasekar & R. R. Cima

  3. Habr-Gama Research Institute, São Paulo, Brazil

    A. Habr-Gama & J. Gama-Rodrigues

  4. Department of Gastroenterology Colorectal Surgery Division, University of São Paulo, School of Medicine, São Paulo, Brazil

    R. O. Perez, I. Proscurshim, G. P. São Julião, D. Kruglensky, D. Kiss & I. Ceconello

  5. Department of Radiology, University of São Paulo, School of Medicine, São Paulo, Brazil

    C. A. Buchpiguel

  6. Colorectal Surgery Unit Department of Surgery, Hospital del Mar, Barcelona, Spain

    M. Valero, D. Parés, M. Pera & L. Grande

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Ho, Y.H., Yafi, F.A., Selvasekar, C.R. et al. Correspondence. Tech Coloproctol 12, 73–78 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10151-008-0402-1

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