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Transanal Minimally Invasive Surgery: A Promising Alternative for Certain Advanced Rectal Cancer Patients

Hernan A. Sanchez-TrejoDepartment of Surgery, Morristown Medical Center, Morristown, New Jersey, USA
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Daniel HakakianDepartment of Surgery, Morristown Medical Center, Morristown, New Jersey, USA
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Terrence CurranDepartment of Surgery, Morristown Medical Center, Morristown, New Jersey, USA
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Luca AntonioliDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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Balazs CsokaDepartment of Anesthesiology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, USA
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Zoltan H. NemethDepartment of Surgery, Morristown Medical Center, Morristown, New Jersey, USA;Department of Anesthesiology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, USACorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 377-378 | Received 17 Jan 2018, Accepted 18 Jan 2018, Published online: 26 Feb 2018

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