Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Volume 34, Issue 11 , Pages 1599-1602 , November 1999

Modified soave pull-through for Hirschsprung's disease: Intraoperative internal sphincterotomy

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 Presented at the 32nd Annual Meeting of the Pacific Association of Pediatric Surgeons, Beijing, China, May 9–14, 1999.

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Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Volume 34, Issue 11 , Pages 1599-1602 , November 1999