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LETTER TO THE EDITOR: SURVIVORSHIP

Long-term bowel dysfunction after right-sided hemicolectomy for cancer

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Pages 1240-1245 | Received 28 Feb 2020, Accepted 17 May 2020, Published online: 05 Jun 2020

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