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Accepted as a Poster in the Emergent Technology Session. 2006 SAGES Scientific Meeting, Dallas, Texas, USA.
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Targarona, E.M., Balagué, C., Berindoague, R. et al. Low section of the rectum during laparoscopic total mesorectal excision using the ContourTM device. Surg Endosc 21, 327–329 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00464-005-0800-7
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