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Published in: International Journal of Colorectal Disease 12/2014

01-12-2014 | Letter to the Editor

Hyperbaric oxygen for anastomotic complications following low anterior resection: a report of five cases

Authors: Kenneth Loon, Simon Wilkins, Karen Oliva, Peter Carne, Andrew Fock, Geoff Frawley, Adrian Polglase, Paul McMurrick

Published in: International Journal of Colorectal Disease | Issue 12/2014

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Metadata
Title
Hyperbaric oxygen for anastomotic complications following low anterior resection: a report of five cases
Authors
Kenneth Loon
Simon Wilkins
Karen Oliva
Peter Carne
Andrew Fock
Geoff Frawley
Adrian Polglase
Paul McMurrick
Publication date
01-12-2014
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in
International Journal of Colorectal Disease / Issue 12/2014
Print ISSN: 0179-1958
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1262
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00384-014-1951-6

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