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Medico-Legal Issues in Minimally Invasive Colon and Rectal Surgery: A Primer

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While it is inevitable that a text regarding surgical complications and unanticipated outcomes would include a comment regarding medico-legal aspects of patient care, a comprehensive review of this topic is beyond the scope of this book. The following information is not legal advice but simply a framework to highlight some of the issues relevant to clinical practice.

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  1. Division of Colorectal Surgery, Department of Surgery, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA

    Daniel L. Feingold

  2. Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University and the Temple University Health System, Philadelphia, PA, USA

    Howard M. Ross

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  1. Keck School of Medicine of University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA

    Sang W. Lee

  2. Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA

    Scott R. Steele

  3. Columbia University, New York, NY, USA

    Daniel L. Feingold

  4. Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, USA

    Howard M. Ross

  5. Hofstra-Northwell School of Medicine, Woodbury, NY, USA

    David E. Rivadeneira

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Feingold, D.L., Ross, H.M. (2019). Medico-Legal Issues in Minimally Invasive Colon and Rectal Surgery: A Primer. In: Lee, S., Steele, S., Feingold, D., Ross, H., Rivadeneira, D. (eds) Colorectal Surgery Consultation. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-11181-6_61

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