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Is laparoscopically-assisted colectomy an acceptable operation for colon cancer?

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The synopsis was written by David Bruce, Nature Clinical Practice.

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  1. Professor of Surgery, Chief of the Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery,

    Walter E Longo

  2. Director of Colon and Rectal Surgery at Yale University School of Medicine,

    Walter E Longo

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Longo, W. Is laparoscopically-assisted colectomy an acceptable operation for colon cancer?. Nat Rev Clin Oncol 1, 76–77 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncponc0047

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