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Rectovaginal fistula secondary to an erosive pessary

Authors: G. Ozuner, F. Elagili, E. Aytac

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Title: Rectovaginal fistula secondary to an erosive pessary
Authors: G. Ozuner
F. Elagili
E. Aytac
Publication date: 01-08-2015
Publisher: Springer Milan
Published in: Techniques in Coloproctology / Issue 8/2015
Print ISSN: 1123-6337
Electronic ISSN: 1128-045X
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10151-015-1334-1