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Surgical Treatment of Ulcerative Colitis: How Has the Timing of Surgery Changed?

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Poggioli, G., Vittori, L., Ghignone, F., Gentilini, L., Coscia, M. (2019). Surgical Treatment of Ulcerative Colitis: How Has the Timing of Surgery Changed?. In: Poggioli, G. (eds) Ulcerative Colitis. Updates in Surgery. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-3977-3_8

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