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Fatal hemorrhage following rubber band ligation of hemorrhoids

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Diseases of the Colon & Rectum

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    A. R. Dixon M.B., B.S., A. M. Harris M.B., Ch.B., A. R. Baker M.A., F.R.C.S. & W. W. Barrie M.D., F.R.C.S.

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Dixon, A.R., Harris, A.M., Baker, A.R. et al. Fatal hemorrhage following rubber band ligation of hemorrhoids. Dis Colon Rectum 31, 156 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02562654

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