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The Effect of Mechanical Bowel Preparation on Human Colonic Tissue in Elective Open Colon Surgery

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Diseases of the Colon & Rectum

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    Patrick R. Fa-Si-Oen M.D. & Freddy Penninckx M.D., Ph.D.

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Fa-Si-Oen, P., Penninckx, F. The Effect of Mechanical Bowel Preparation on Human Colonic Tissue in Elective Open Colon Surgery. Dis Colon Rectum 47, 948–949 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10350-004-0515-1

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