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Internal anal sphincter and endosonography

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    Vincent de Parades M.D., Claude Parisot M.D. & Patrick Atienza M.D.

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de Parades, V., Parisot, C. & Atienza, P. Internal anal sphincter and endosonography. Dis Colon Rectum 42, 823–824 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02236945

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