Brief Article
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World J Gastroenterol. Jun 28, 2010; 16(24): 3011-3015
Published online Jun 28, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i24.3011
Management of recto-vaginal fistulas after prosthetic reinforcement treatment for pelvic organ prolapse
Mehdi Ouaïssi, Silvia Cresti, Urs Giger, Igor Sielezneff, Nicolas Pirrò, Bruno Berthet, Philippe Grandval, Bernard Consentino, Bernard Sastre
Mehdi Ouaïssi, Silvia Cresti, Igor Sielezneff, Nicolas Pirrò, Bruno Berthet, Bernard Consentino, Bernard Sastre, Department of Visceral- and Oncological Surgery, Timone Hospital, 13385 Marseille, France
Urs Giger, Department of Surgery, Kantonsspital Bruderholz, 4101 Binningen, Switzerland
Philippe Grandval, Department of gastroenterology, Timone Hospital, 13385 Marseille, France
Author contributions: Ouaïssi M and Cresti S contributed equally; Cresti S, Ouaïssi M and Giger U conceived and designed the study; Cresti S and Ouaïssi M performed the acquisition, analysis, and interpretation of data; Ouaïssi M and Giger U drafted the manuscript; Sastre B, Sielezneff I, Pirrò N, Consentino B, Berthet B and Grandval P reviewed and supervised the manuscript.
Supported by The Assistance publique des Hôpitaux de Marseille et Université de la Méditerranée Aix Marseille II (faculté de médecine)
Correspondence to: Mehdi Ouaïssi, MD, PhD, Department of Visceral- and Oncological Surgery, Timone Hospital, 13385 Marseille, Cedex 05, France. mehdi.ouaissi@mail.ap-hm.fr
Telephone: +33-491-385852 Fax: +33-491-385552
Received: February 26, 2010
Revised: March 30, 2010
Accepted: April 6, 2010
Published online: June 28, 2010
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