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The laparoscopic medial-to-lateral approach to the splenic flexure

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  1. Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, Health Sciences North, 65 Larch St Suite 308, Sudbury, ON, P3G1L1, Canada

    J. Snider, R. Gay & A. Caycedo-Marulanda

  2. Northern Ontario School of Medicine, Sudbury, ON, Canada

    J. Snider, R. Gay & A. Caycedo-Marulanda

  3. Colorectal Surgery North, Sudbury, ON, Canada

    A. Caycedo-Marulanda

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Snider, J., Gay, R. & Caycedo-Marulanda, A. The laparoscopic medial-to-lateral approach to the splenic flexure. Tech Coloproctol 23, 781–782 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10151-019-02018-6

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