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Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery

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The advent and reportedly positive results of laparoscopic cholecystectomy1–3 along with advances in instrumentation has prompted surgeons to apply laparoscopic techniques to the treatment of other gastrointestinal diseases including disorders of the colon, rectum and anus.

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Salum, M.R., Wexner, S.D. (2000). Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery. In: Beynon, J., Carr, N.D. (eds) Recent Advances in Coloproctology. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-0731-6_2

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