Seminars in Colon & Rectal Surgery
Volume 21, Issue 1 , Pages 45-52 , March 2010

Overview of Pelvic Evacuation Dysfunction

  • Brooke Gurland, MD, FACS, FASCRS

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to: Brooke Gurland, MD, FACS, FASCRS, Digestive Disease Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 9500 Euclid Avenue, A30, Cleveland, OH 216-445-3604
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  • Massarat Zutshi, MD

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doi: 10.1053/j.scrs.2009.10.008

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