Seminars in Colon & Rectal Surgery
Volume 21, Issue 3 , Pages 144-147 , September 2010

Bowel Preparation Before Elective Colorectal Surgery: What is the Evidence

  • C. Neal Ellis, MD

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to C. Neal Ellis, MD, FACS, FASCRS, FACG, Division of Colon & Rectal Surgery, 320 East North Avenue, Suite 559, Pittsburgh, PA 15212

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doi: 10.1053/j.scrs.2010.05.004

Seminars in Colon & Rectal Surgery
Volume 21, Issue 3 , Pages 144-147 , September 2010

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