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Treatment of high ano-vaginal fistula with GORE BIO-A® Fistula Plug in an immunocompromised patient

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  1. Department of Surgery, Galliera Hospital, Genoa, Italy

    G. A. Binda & A. Piscitelli

  2. Department of Thoracic Surgery, Galliera Hospital, Genoa, Italy

    R. Longhin

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Binda, G.A., Piscitelli, A. & Longhin, R. Treatment of high ano-vaginal fistula with GORE BIO-A® Fistula Plug in an immunocompromised patient. Tech Coloproctol 17, 609–611 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10151-012-0943-1

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