Journal of the American College of Surgeons
Volume 208, Issue 1 , Pages 62-66 , January 2009

Longterm Complications of Hand-Assisted Versus Laparoscopic Colectomy

Received 14 April 2008 ,Revised 31 August 2008 ,Accepted 3 September 2008.

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PII: S1072-7515(08)01336-7

doi: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2008.09.003

Journal of the American College of Surgeons
Volume 208, Issue 1 , Pages 62-66 , January 2009

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