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Colonic Resection

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An Internist’s Illustrated Guide to Gastrointestinal Surgery

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Segmental colon resection is a relatively common general surgical operation. It is the standard of care for colon cancer and is indicated for a variety of benign conditions to be discussed later.

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  1. Robert A. Kozol MD
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  1. Division of Gastroenterology-Hepatology, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT, USA

    George Y. Wu MD, PhD (Professor of Medicine, Chief, Herman Lopata Chair in Hepatitis Research) & Khalid Aziz MBBS, MRCP (UK), MRCP (IRE), FACG (Assistant Professor of Medicine) (Professor of Medicine, Chief, Herman Lopata Chair in Hepatitis Research) &  (Assistant Professor of Medicine)

  2. Department of Surgery, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT, USA

    Giles F. Whalen MD, FACS (Professor of Surgery) (Professor of Surgery)

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Kozol, R.A. (2003). Colonic Resection. In: Wu, G.Y., Aziz, K., Whalen, G.F. (eds) An Internist’s Illustrated Guide to Gastrointestinal Surgery. Clinical Gastroenterology. Humana Press, Totowa, NJ. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59259-389-7_15

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  • Publisher Name: Humana Press, Totowa, NJ

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