The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 194, Issue 1 , Pages 40-47 , July 2007

Long-term outcome, colonic motility, and sphincter performance after Swenson’s procedure for Hirschsprung’s disease: a single-center 2-decade experience with 346 cases

Received 19 April 2006 ,Revised 11 October 2006

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doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2006.10.018

The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 194, Issue 1 , Pages 40-47 , July 2007

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