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Acta Chirurgica Belgica Volume 118, 2018 - Issue 6
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Surgical Technique

Fistula-tract Laser Closure (FiLaC™) for complex urethroperineal fistula

Ben GysDepartment of Abdominal Surgery, AZ Sint-Dimpna, Geel, Belgium; ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0001-7531-087X
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Nicolas De HousDepartment of Abdominal Surgery, University Hospital of Antwerp, Edegem, Belgium; Correspondence[email protected]
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Guy HubensDepartment of Abdominal Surgery, University Hospital of Antwerp, Edegem, Belgium; ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0001-9854-7343
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Gunter De WinDepartment of Urology, University Hospital of Antwerp, Edegem, Belgium
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Niels KomenDepartment of Abdominal Surgery, University Hospital of Antwerp, Edegem, Belgium;
Pages 398-401 | Received 15 May 2018, Accepted 12 Aug 2018, Published online: 12 Sep 2018

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