Seminars in Pediatric Surgery
Volume 14, Issue 1 , Pages 64-71 , February 2005

Transanal pull-through for Hirschsprung disease

  • Roshni Dasgupta, MD
    • ,
  • Jacob C. Langer, MD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests and correspondence: Jacob C. Langer, MD, Rm 1526, Hospital for Sick Children, 555 University Ave, Toronto, Ontario M5G 1X8 Canada

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PII: S1055-8586(04)00083-6

doi: 10.1053/j.sempedsurg.2004.10.027

Seminars in Pediatric Surgery
Volume 14, Issue 1 , Pages 64-71 , February 2005

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