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World J Gastroenterol. Feb 21, 2011; 17(7): 862-866
Published online Feb 21, 2011. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i7.862
Published online Feb 21, 2011. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i7.862
Minimally invasive surgery for rectal cancer: Are we there yet?
Bradley J Champagne, Division of Colorectal Surgery, University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Cleveland, OH 44106, United States
Rohit Makhija, Laparoscopic Colorectal Fellow, University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Cleveland, OH 44106, United States
Author contributions: Champagne BC wrote the paper, performed a literature search, analyzed data; Makhija R performed literature search and contributed to writing the paper.
Correspondence to: Bradley J Champagne, MD, FACS, Associate Professor, Division of Colorectal Surgery, University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Cleveland, OH 44106, United States. brad.champagne@uhhospitals.org
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Received: September 26, 2010
Revised: December 16, 2010
Accepted: December 23, 2010
Published online: February 21, 2011
Revised: December 16, 2010
Accepted: December 23, 2010
Published online: February 21, 2011
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