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Correction of anterior rectal wall prolapses after insertion of a vaginal pessary

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  1. Department of Urology, Klinikum Lippe, Detmold, Germany

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  2. Academic Department of Surgery, St. Vincent’s Hospital, Sydney, University of NSW, Sydney, NSW, Australia

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Gunnemann, A., Petros, P. Correction of anterior rectal wall prolapses after insertion of a vaginal pessary. Tech Coloproctol 18, 517–518 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10151-013-1012-0

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