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South African Journal of Surgery

On-line version ISSN 2078-5151
Print version ISSN 0038-2361

S. Afr. j. surg. vol.50 n.3 Cape Town Aug. 2012

 

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

 

The treatment of recurrent tracheo-oesophageal fistula with biosynthetic mesh

 

 

M L van NiekerkI; W L RoosII

IDepartment of Paediatric Surgery University of Pretoria
IIMontana Hospital Pretoria

 

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