Seminars in Colon & Rectal Surgery
Volume 20, Issue 1 , Pages 18-23 , March 2009

Fistulotomy

  • Carlos Pastor, MD, PhD
    • ,
  • John Hwang, MD
    • ,
  • Julio Garcia-Aguilar, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to: Julio Garcia-Aguilar, MD, PhD, Colon and Rectal Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, 2330 Post Street, Suite 260, Box 0144, San Francisco, California 94115

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doi: 10.1053/j.scrs.2008.10.004

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Volume 20, Issue 1 , Pages 18-23 , March 2009

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