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Colorectal surgery for cancer in very elderly patient

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  1. Department of General and Endocrine Surgery, Umberto I Policlinic of Rome, Sapienza University of Rome, Viale del Policlinico 155, 00161, Rome, Italy

    Giulia Diamantini, Piera Rossi, Fabiana Caciolo, Giovanni Battista Levi Sandri & Fabio Procacciante

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Diamantini, G., Rossi, P., Caciolo, F. et al. Colorectal surgery for cancer in very elderly patient. Int J Colorectal Dis 30, 1131–1132 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00384-014-2106-5

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