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The Role of the Spleen on Colonic Anastomotic Healing

Ali Nayci Department of Pediatric Surgery, Mersin University School of Medicine, Mersin, Turkey
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Murat Cakmak Department of Pediatric Surgery, Kirikkale University School of Medicine, Kirikkale, Turkey
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Ulku Comelekoglu Department of Biophysics, Mersin University School of Medicine, Mersin, Turkey
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Nurten Renda Department of Biochemistry, Hacettepe University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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Selim Aksoyek Department of Pediatric Surgery, Mersin University School of Medicine, Mersin, Turkey
Pages 229-232 | Published online: 09 Jul 2009

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