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Novel Biomaterials in the Management of Anal Fistulas

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Diseases of the Colon & Rectum

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    T. M. Hammond M.R.C.S. & P. J. Lunniss M.S., F.R.C.S.

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Hammond, T.M., Lunniss, P.J. Novel Biomaterials in the Management of Anal Fistulas. Dis Colon Rectum 49, 1463–1464 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10350-006-0637-8

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