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Can fluorescence-guided surgery improve radical resection of colorectal cancer? Comments on the FLICC study

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Emile, S.H. Can fluorescence-guided surgery improve radical resection of colorectal cancer? Comments on the FLICC study. Tech Coloproctol 22, 823–824 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10151-018-1827-9

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