Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Volume 70, Issue 6 , Pages 1238-1240 , December 2009

Thinking outside the box: autotransplantation into GI sphincters

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doi: 10.1016/j.gie.2009.07.009

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Volume 70, Issue 6 , Pages 1238-1240 , December 2009

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