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Gracilis muscle interposition for recurrent rectovaginal fistula

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  1. Department of Colorectal Surgery, Digestive Disease and Surgery Institute, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Desk A-30, Cleveland, OH, 44195, USA

    S. Yilmaz, M. Maspero, J. Wong, N. Foley, A. Spivak & T. L. Hull

  2. Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy

    M. Maspero

  3. Department of Plastic Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA

    R. Isakov

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Conceptualization/Design: SY, MM, RI, JW, NF, AS, TH; Data acquisition: SY, MM, JW, NF; Data interpretation: SY, MM, RI, JW, NF, AS, TH; Methodology: SY, MM, RI, JW, NF, AS, TH; Resources: SY, MM, RI, JW, NF, AS, TH; Supervision: AS, RI, TH; Writing—original draft preparation: SY; Writing—critical revision for important intellectual content: SY, MM, RI, JW, NF, AS, TH; Approval for publication: SY, MM, RI, JW, NF, AS, TH.

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Yilmaz, S., Maspero, M., Isakov, R. et al. Gracilis muscle interposition for recurrent rectovaginal fistula. Tech Coloproctol 27, 945–946 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10151-023-02835-w

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