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01-07-2008 | Letter to the Editor

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Author: David N. Armstrong

Published in: Diseases of the Colon & Rectum | Issue 7/2008

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To the Editor—In reality, Drs. Sohn and Weinstein’s references from 1854, 1914, and 1923 were performing a posterior sphincterotomy but did not realize it. The role of internal sphincterotomy (and even the anatomic location of the internal sphincter itself) was not fully recognized until the 1950’s. …

Goligher JC. Surgery of the anus, rectum and colon. 5th ed. London: Balliere Tindall, 1984:160.

Title: The Author Replies
Author: David N. Armstrong
Publication date: 01-07-2008
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Diseases of the Colon & Rectum / Issue 7/2008
Print ISSN: 0012-3706
Electronic ISSN: 1530-0358
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10350-008-9320-6

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