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The transsphincteric approach to the rectum was originally proposed by Aubrey York Mason for the surgical management of postoperative rectourethral fistulas (RUF) in 1969.
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Abcarian, A.M., Abcarian, H. (2017). York Mason Procedure. In: Abcarian, H., Cintron, J., Nelson, R. (eds) Complications of Anorectal Surgery. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-48406-8_15
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