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A case of local recurrence following transanal total mesorectal excision: a new form of port-site metastasis?

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Perdawood, S.K. A case of local recurrence following transanal total mesorectal excision: a new form of port-site metastasis?. Tech Coloproctol 22, 319–320 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10151-018-1777-2

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