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Research Article

Study of the Effect of Colonic Mass Movements on the Rectosigmoid Junction With Evidence of Colo-Rectosigmoid Junction Reflex

Ahmed Shafik Department of Surgery and Experimental Research, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
Pages 341-346 | Published online: 09 Jul 2009

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