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Low Anterior Resection for Rectal Cancer

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Operative Strategy in General Surgery

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Low anterior resections are performed to treat malignant tumors of the middle and upper thirds of the rectum, 6-14 cm from the anal verge.

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  1. School of Medicine, New York University, USA

    Jameson L. Chassin M.D. (Professor of Clinical Surgery Director of Surgery Consultant Surgeon Attending Surgeon)

  2. University Hospital, New York University Medical Center, USA

    Jameson L. Chassin M.D. (Professor of Clinical Surgery Director of Surgery Consultant Surgeon Attending Surgeon)

  3. New York Veterans Administration Hospital, USA

    Jameson L. Chassin M.D. (Professor of Clinical Surgery Director of Surgery Consultant Surgeon Attending Surgeon)

  4. Bellevue Hospital, USA

    Jameson L. Chassin M.D. (Professor of Clinical Surgery Director of Surgery Consultant Surgeon Attending Surgeon)

  5. Long Island Jewish-Hillside Medical Center, USA

    Jameson L. Chassin M.D. (Professor of Clinical Surgery Director of Surgery Consultant Surgeon Attending Surgeon)

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Chassin, J.L. (1980). Low Anterior Resection for Rectal Cancer. In: Operative Strategy in General Surgery. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-6042-4_30

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