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Drs. Gian Luca Baiocchi and Carlo Augusto Sartori have no conflicts of interest or financial ties to disclose.

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  1. Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences Surgical Clinic, Brescia University, V. Cicognini, 6, 25127, Brescia, Italy

    Gian Luca Baiocchi

  2. General Surgery Department, Castelfranco Veneto Hospital, Castelfranco Veneto, Italy

    Carlo Augusto Sartori

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Baiocchi, G.L., Sartori, C.A. Laparoscopic low anterior resection with total mesorectal excision for rectal cancer Reply. Surg Endosc 27, 1449–1450 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00464-012-2601-0

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