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Pelvic floor failure may be responsible for a variety of disorders (Table 21.1) which cross the boundaries of differing specialties, sometimes to the detriment of the patient. For the purposes of this account, only those conditions affecting the anorectum will be considered.
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Henry, M.M. (1990). Lower Alimentary Tract Disorder. In: Drife, J.O., Hilton, P., Stanton, S.L. (eds) Micturition. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-1780-3_21
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