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Management of rectovaginal fistula: surgery is not always necessary

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  1. Colorectal Unit, Department of Surgery, Grenoble Alps University Hospital, CS 10217, 38043, Grenoble cedex, France

    F. A. Alhassan & J.-L. Faucheron

  2. Department of Surgery, Dijon University Hospital, Dijon, France

    F. A. Alhassan

  3. Department of Gynecology and Obstetric, Hôpital Couple Enfant, Grenoble Alps University Hospital, Grenoble, France

    M. Cohen-Bacry

  4. Grenoble Alps University, National Centre for Scientific Research, Grenoble National Polytechnical Institute, TIMC-IMAG Laboratory, Grenoble, France

    J.-L. Faucheron

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Alhassan, F.A., Cohen-Bacry, M. & Faucheron, JL. Management of rectovaginal fistula: surgery is not always necessary. Tech Coloproctol 26, 513–514 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10151-022-02583-3

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