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Reply to: doi: 10.1007/s00464-011-1808-9: Robotic versus laparoscopic total mesorectal excision for rectal cancer: comparative analysis of oncologic safety and short-term outcomes

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Bianchi, P.P. Reply to: doi: 10.1007/s00464-011-1808-9: Robotic versus laparoscopic total mesorectal excision for rectal cancer: comparative analysis of oncologic safety and short-term outcomes. Surg Endosc 25, 3957–3958 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00464-011-1845-4

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