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Arantxa Muñoz-Duyos and Salvadora Delgado-Rivilla have been paid speakers for Medtronic (Minneapolis, MN, USA). Laura Lagares-Tena has no conflict of interest to declare.
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Muñoz-Duyos, A., Lagares-Tena, L. & Delgado-Rivilla, S. Treatment of chronic anal fissure with sacral neuromodulation: a pilot study. Tech Coloproctol 21, 761–762 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10151-017-1683-z
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