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This work was supported by the Science and Technology Support Program of the Science and Technology Department of Sichuan Province (Grant number: 2016SZ0043). We acknowledge Yan Yan (School of Life Sciences, Chinese University of Hong Kong), who helped prepare the video.
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Wei, MT., Yang, TH., Deng, XB. et al. Laparoscopic colorectal anastomosis technique without ‘‘dog ear’’ formation using LigaSure for bowel transection. Tech Coloproctol 24, 207–210 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10151-019-01982-3
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