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Re: It’s the procedure not the patient: the operative approach is independently associated with an increased risk of complications after rectal prolapse repair
S. Mantoo,
S. Mantoo
Clinique de Chirurgie Digestive et Endocrinienne, Institut des Maladies de l’Appareil Digestif (IMAD), University Hospital of Nantes – Hotel Dieu. 1, Place Alexis Ricordeau, 44093 Nantes, France E-mail: [email protected]
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G. Meurette
Clinique de Chirurgie Digestive et Endocrinienne, Institut des Maladies de l’Appareil Digestif (IMAD), University Hospital of Nantes – Hotel Dieu. 1, Place Alexis Ricordeau, 44093 Nantes, France E-mail: [email protected]
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P.-A. Lehur
Clinique de Chirurgie Digestive et Endocrinienne, Institut des Maladies de l’Appareil Digestif (IMAD), University Hospital of Nantes – Hotel Dieu. 1, Place Alexis Ricordeau, 44093 Nantes, France E-mail: [email protected]
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S. Mantoo,
S. Mantoo
Clinique de Chirurgie Digestive et Endocrinienne, Institut des Maladies de l’Appareil Digestif (IMAD), University Hospital of Nantes – Hotel Dieu. 1, Place Alexis Ricordeau, 44093 Nantes, France E-mail: [email protected]
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G. Meurette
Clinique de Chirurgie Digestive et Endocrinienne, Institut des Maladies de l’Appareil Digestif (IMAD), University Hospital of Nantes – Hotel Dieu. 1, Place Alexis Ricordeau, 44093 Nantes, France E-mail: [email protected]
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P.-A. Lehur
Clinique de Chirurgie Digestive et Endocrinienne, Institut des Maladies de l’Appareil Digestif (IMAD), University Hospital of Nantes – Hotel Dieu. 1, Place Alexis Ricordeau, 44093 Nantes, France E-mail: [email protected]
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First published: 27 April 2012
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