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Robotic versus laparoscopic surgery for rectal cancer and cost-effectiveness analysis

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Hottenrott, C. Robotic versus laparoscopic surgery for rectal cancer and cost-effectiveness analysis. Surg Endosc 25, 3954–3956 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00464-011-1808-9

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