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Adult allogenic bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells for the treatment of rectovaginal fistulas in the setting of Crohn’s disease

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Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America.

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  1. Department of Colorectal Surgery, Digestive Disease Surgical Institute, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, OH, 44195, USA

    A. M. Otero-Piñeiro & A. L. Lightner

  2. National Center for Regenerative Medicine, Cleveland, OH, USA

    A. L. Lightner

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Otero-Piñeiro, A.M., Lightner, A.L. Adult allogenic bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells for the treatment of rectovaginal fistulas in the setting of Crohn’s disease. Tech Coloproctol 26, 831–832 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10151-022-02667-0

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