Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Volume 37, Issue 7 , Pages 961-965 , July 2002

Rectovaginal fistula: A common diagnostic error with significant consequences in girls with anorectal malformations

Presented at the 53rd Annual Meeting of the Section on Surgery of the American Academy of Pediatrics, San Francisco, California, October 19-21, 2001.

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☆ Address reprint requests to Alberto Peña, MD, Division of Pediatric Surgery, CH-158, Schneider Children's Hospital, 269-01 76th Ave, New Hyde Park, NY 11040.

PII: S0022-3468(02)00003-9

doi: 10.1053/jpsu.2002.33816

Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Volume 37, Issue 7 , Pages 961-965 , July 2002

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