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deBeche-Adams, T., Hassan, I., Haggerty, S. et al. Transanal Minimally Invasive Surgery (TAMIS): a clinical spotlight review. Surg Endosc 31, 3791–3800 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00464-017-5636-4

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