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Surgical Treatment of Crohn’s Disease

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Fichera, A., Michelassi, F. Surgical Treatment of Crohn’s Disease. J Gastrointest Surg 11, 791–803 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11605-006-0068-9

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