THE EVOLUTION OF ANORECTAL MANOMETRY

Authors

  • D. Wickramasinnghe Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka and St. Mark's hospital, London, UK
  • J. Warusavitarne St. Mark's hospital, London, UK

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11603/ijmmr.2413-6077.2018.1.9198

Abstract

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Published

2018-07-25

How to Cite

Wickramasinnghe, D., & Warusavitarne, J. (2018). THE EVOLUTION OF ANORECTAL MANOMETRY. International Journal of Medicine and Medical Research, 4(1), 5–7. https://doi.org/10.11603/ijmmr.2413-6077.2018.1.9198