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The aim of this chapter is not to give extensive and complete information about colo-recto-anal physiology, but to highlight the most important mechanisms underlying a great number of the clinical problems.
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Marti, MC. (1998). Colo-Recto-Anal Physiology. In: Marti, MC., Givel, JC. (eds) Surgical Management of Anorectal and Colonic Diseases. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-10169-8_2
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