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CASE REPORT: Constipation and Lack of Colonic Interstitial Cells of Cajal

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  1. Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Department of Pediatric Surgery, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

    M. Sabri, E. Barksdale & C. Di Lorenzo

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Sabri, M., Barksdale, E. & Di Lorenzo, C. CASE REPORT: Constipation and Lack of Colonic Interstitial Cells of Cajal. Dig Dis Sci 48, 849–853 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1023074823778

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