Seminars in Pediatric Surgery
Volume 16, Issue 4 , Pages 266-269 , November 2007

Laparoscopic-assisted anorectal pull-through

  • Keith Georgeson, MD

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests and correspondence: Keith Georgeson, MD, Department of Pediatric Surgery, Children’s Hospital of Alabama, 1600 7th Avenue South, Birmingham, AL 35233.

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PII: S1055-8586(07)00048-0

doi: 10.1053/j.sempedsurg.2007.06.009

Seminars in Pediatric Surgery
Volume 16, Issue 4 , Pages 266-269 , November 2007

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