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Rectal Meckel’s diverticulum: an unusual cause of rectal bleeding

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    Matthew J. Forshaw, Dhia Dhahi, Simon Cole & Michael C. Parker

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Forshaw, M.J., Dhahi, D., Cole, S. et al. Rectal Meckel’s diverticulum: an unusual cause of rectal bleeding. Int J Colorectal Dis 21, 485–487 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00384-004-0685-2

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