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. 1970 May;171(5):796–810. doi: 10.1097/00000658-197005000-00020

Posterior sphincterotomy and rectal myotomy in the management of Hirschsprung's disease.

C G Thomas Jr, C A Bream, P DeConnick

PMCID: PMC1396795 PMID: 5445667

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