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Reply to Letter to the Editor: Anastomotic Leakage Contributes to the Risk for Systemic Recurrence in Stage II Colorectal Cancer

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  1. Department of Surgery, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Kitasato 1-15-1, Minami-ku, Sagamihara, 252-0374, Kanagawa, Japan

    Hiroshi Katoh, Keishi Yamashita & Masahiko Watanabe

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Katoh, H., Yamashita, K. & Watanabe, M. Reply to Letter to the Editor: Anastomotic Leakage Contributes to the Risk for Systemic Recurrence in Stage II Colorectal Cancer. J Gastrointest Surg 15, 1906–1907 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11605-011-1616-5

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