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A single-centre study on 1000 consecutive cases of transanal haemorrhoidal dearterialization

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  1. Department of Surgery, Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital, Barrack Road, Exeter, Devon, EX2 5DW, UK

    N. J. Smart

  2. Department of Surgery, Raigmore Hospital, Inverness, Highland, UK

    A. Watson

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Smart, N.J., Watson, A. A single-centre study on 1000 consecutive cases of transanal haemorrhoidal dearterialization. Tech Coloproctol 22, 247–248 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10151-017-1740-7

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