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Stenting of obstructing colonic cancer: a real advance or an irrelevance to the laparoscopic surgeon?

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    E. M. Targarona & C. Balagué

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Targarona, E.M., Balagué, C. Stenting of obstructing colonic cancer: a real advance or an irrelevance to the laparoscopic surgeon?. Surg Endosc 19, 745–746 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00464-005-0107-8

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