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An imaginary cuboid: chest, abdomen, vertebral column and perineum, different parts of the same whole in the harmonic functioning of the pelvic floor

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  1. XI Division of General, Minimally Invasive and Obesity Surgery, University of Study of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli” Naples, via Luigi Pansini n° 5, 80131, Naples, Italy

    L. Brusciano, C. Gambardella, S. Tolone, G. del Genio, G. Terracciano, G. Gualtieri & L. Docimo

  2. Department of Cardiothoracic Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, Naples, Italy

    C. Gambardella

  3. S. Maria dei Battuti Hospital, Conegliano, TV, Italy

    M. Schiano di Visconte

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Brusciano, L., Gambardella, C., Tolone, S. et al. An imaginary cuboid: chest, abdomen, vertebral column and perineum, different parts of the same whole in the harmonic functioning of the pelvic floor. Tech Coloproctol 23, 603–605 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10151-019-01996-x

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