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Rectal tube or no rectal tube? A viewpoint from Duke University Medical Center

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  1. Department of Urology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, 27710, USA

    Sean A. Pierre & David M. Albala

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Pierre, S.A., Albala, D.M. Rectal tube or no rectal tube? A viewpoint from Duke University Medical Center. J Robotic Surg 2, 91–93 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11701-008-0085-7

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