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Chronic Anal Fissure: Common Aetiopathogenesis, with Special Attention to Sexual Abuse

M.J. NzimbalaDepartments of Abdominal Surgery and Gastroenterology, Andre-Renard Clinic, Herstal, University of Liège, faculty of medicine, Belgium.View further author information
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L. BruyninxDepartments of Abdominal Surgery and Gastroenterology, Andre-Renard Clinic, Herstal, University of Liège, faculty of medicine, Belgium.View further author information
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A. PansDepartments of Abdominal Surgery and Gastroenterology, Andre-Renard Clinic, Herstal, University of Liège, faculty of medicine, Belgium.View further author information
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P. MartinDepartments of Abdominal Surgery and Gastroenterology, Andre-Renard Clinic, Herstal, University of Liège, faculty of medicine, Belgium.View further author information
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F. HermanDepartments of Abdominal Surgery and Gastroenterology, Andre-Renard Clinic, Herstal, University of Liège, faculty of medicine, Belgium.View further author information
Pages 720-726 | Published online: 11 Mar 2016

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