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Minimal Access Colorectal Surgery: Is It Truly Minimally Invasive?

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  1. Auckland, New Zealand

    Andrew G. Hill M.D., F.R.A.C.S. & Andrew B. Connolly F.R.A.C.S.

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Hill, A.G., Connolly, A.B. Minimal Access Colorectal Surgery: Is It Truly Minimally Invasive?. Dis Colon Rectum 49, 144–145 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10350-005-0208-4

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