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  1. Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore

    I. J. Y. Wee

  2. Department of Surgery, Changi General Hospital, 2 Simei Street 3, Singapore, 529889, Singapore

    J. C.-Y. Ngu

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Wee, I.J.Y., Ngu, J.CY. Comment on “A systematic review of minimally invasive surgery for retrorectal tumors”. Tech Coloproctol 22, 991–992 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10151-018-1851-9

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