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Laparoscopic colectomy for colon cancer: lymph node number and survival rates

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Jacob, B., Salky, B. Laparoscopic colectomy for colon cancer: lymph node number and survival rates. Surg Endosc 21, 492–493 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00464-006-9010-1

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