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One hundred years of rectal prolapse surgery

  • Centennial Articles In Colon And Rectal Surgery
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Madoff, R.D., Mellgren, A. One hundred years of rectal prolapse surgery. Dis Colon Rectum 42, 441–450 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02234164

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