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Commentary: does rectal endosonography influence rectal cancer treatment?

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  1. Department of Surgery, St. Mark's Hospital, London, UK

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Hawley, P.R. Commentary: does rectal endosonography influence rectal cancer treatment?. Int J Colorect Dis 1, 224–226 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01648342

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