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  1. Department of Clinical Medicine and Research, University of the West Indies, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Cave Hill Campus, Barbados

    Andrew P. Zbar MD, FRCS, FRACS

  2. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical University Graz, Austria

    Andrea Frudinger MD

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Zbar, A.P., Frudinger, A. (2005). Three-Dimensional Endoanal Ultrasound in Proctological Practice. In: Complex Anorectal Disorders. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-84628-057-5_16

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