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Standardization and time trends in laparoscopic colorectal surgery

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Kanellos, D., Pramateftakis, M.G. & Kanellos, I. Standardization and time trends in laparoscopic colorectal surgery. Surg Endosc 24, 726–727 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00464-009-0612-2

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