Seminars in Colon & Rectal Surgery
Volume 17, Issue 3 , Pages 125-130 , September 2006

Pain Management in Anorectal Surgery

  • Michael J. Stamos

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Michael J. Stamos, MD, FACS, FASCRS, University of California Irvine School of Medicine, Chief, Division of Colon & Rectal Surgery, University California, Irvine Medical Center, Orange, CA.
    • ,
  • Terry C. Hicks

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PII: S1043-1489(06)00066-2

doi: 10.1053/j.scrs.2006.07.002

Seminars in Colon & Rectal Surgery
Volume 17, Issue 3 , Pages 125-130 , September 2006

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