Altemeier procedure for rectal prolapse after intersphincteric low anterior resection with transanal total mesorrectal excision.

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Cirugía General y Digestiva, Unidad de Cirugía Colorrectal, Servicio de Cirugía General y del Aparato Digestivo, Universidad de Girona, Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Girona (IdIBGi), Girona, España.

Published: May 2021

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