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Lateral lymph node dissection in rectal cancer patients: is there any indication?

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Mann, B. Lateral lymph node dissection in rectal cancer patients: is there any indication?. Int J Colorectal Dis 19, 195–196 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00384-003-0549-1

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