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Obstetrics

Surgical treatment of rectovaginal fistula of obstetric origin: a review of 15 years' experience in a teaching hospital

MS Rahman Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, College of Medicine, King Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi ArabiaCorrespondence[email protected]
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SA Al-Suleiman Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, College of Medicine, King Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia
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AR EL-Yahia Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, College of Medicine, King Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia
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Jessica Rahman Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, College of Medicine, King Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia
Pages 607-610 | Published online: 02 Jul 2009

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