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ASO Author Reflections: Robotically Assisted Gynecologic Surgery in the Frail Elderly: Analysis of Perioperative Outcomes

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  1. Gynecology Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA

    Alessia Aloisi MD & Mario M. Leitao Jr. MD

  2. European Institute of Oncology, Milan, Italy

    Alessia Aloisi MD

  3. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA

    Mario M. Leitao Jr. MD

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Aloisi, A., Leitao, M.M. ASO Author Reflections: Robotically Assisted Gynecologic Surgery in the Frail Elderly: Analysis of Perioperative Outcomes. Ann Surg Oncol 27, 3781–3782 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-020-08544-0

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