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Original Article

Long Term Effect of Splenectomy on Patients Operated on for Cancer of the Left Colon: a Retrospective Study

M. M. Konstadoulakis From the 11st Propaedeutic Department of Surgery, University of Athens, Hippokration General Hospital of Athens, 21st Department of Surgery, University of Athens, Laikon Hospital of Athens, Greece
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G. D. Kymionis From the 11st Propaedeutic Department of Surgery, University of Athens, Hippokration General Hospital of Athens, 21st Department of Surgery, University of Athens, Laikon Hospital of Athens, Greece
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E. Leandros From the 11st Propaedeutic Department of Surgery, University of Athens, Hippokration General Hospital of Athens, 21st Department of Surgery, University of Athens, Laikon Hospital of Athens, Greece
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N. Ricaniadis From the 11st Propaedeutic Department of Surgery, University of Athens, Hippokration General Hospital of Athens, 21st Department of Surgery, University of Athens, Laikon Hospital of Athens, Greece
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A. Manouras From the 11st Propaedeutic Department of Surgery, University of Athens, Hippokration General Hospital of Athens, 21st Department of Surgery, University of Athens, Laikon Hospital of Athens, Greece
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E. Krespis From the 11st Propaedeutic Department of Surgery, University of Athens, Hippokration General Hospital of Athens, 21st Department of Surgery, University of Athens, Laikon Hospital of Athens, Greece
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D. Alexiou From the 11st Propaedeutic Department of Surgery, University of Athens, Hippokration General Hospital of Athens, 21st Department of Surgery, University of Athens, Laikon Hospital of Athens, Greece
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G. Androulakis From the 11st Propaedeutic Department of Surgery, University of Athens, Hippokration General Hospital of Athens, 21st Department of Surgery, University of Athens, Laikon Hospital of Athens, Greece
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Pages 583-587 | Received 01 Sep 2001, Published online: 04 Dec 2011

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