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Drs. S. Fernández-Ananín, E. M. Targarona, C. Balagué, C. Martínez, P. Hernández, and M. Trías have no conflicts of interest or financial ties to disclose.

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    Sonia Fernández-Ananín, Eduard M. Targarona, Carmen Balagué, Carmen Martínez, Pilar Hernández & Manuel Trías

  2. Unit of Gastrointestinal and Hematological Surgery, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Mas Casanovas 90, 4ª plta, 08041, Barcelona, Spain

    Eduard M. Targarona

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Fernández-Ananín, S., Targarona, E.M., Balagué, C. et al. Reply to: doi:10.1007/s00464-010-1485-0: Evaluation of factors affecting the difficulty of laparoscopic anterior resection for rectal cancer: “narrow pelvis” is not a contradiction. Surg Endosc 26, 2698–2699 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00464-012-2231-6

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