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Transanal total mesocolic excision (taTME) as part of ileoanal pouch formation in ulcerative colitis—first report of a case

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  1. Department of Surgery, University Hospital Limerick, Graduate Entry Medical School, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland

    J. Calvin Coffey, Mary F. Dillon & E. Faul

  2. 4i Centre for Interventions in Infection, Inflammation and Immunity, Graduate Entry Medical School, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland

    J. Calvin Coffey

  3. Department of Aneasthesia, Graduate Entry Medical School, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland

    James S. O’Driscoll

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Coffey, J.C., Dillon, M.F., O’Driscoll, J.S. et al. Transanal total mesocolic excision (taTME) as part of ileoanal pouch formation in ulcerative colitis—first report of a case. Int J Colorectal Dis 31, 735–736 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00384-015-2236-4

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