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The uptake of laparoscopic colorectal surgery is increasing annually. The first laparoscopic colon resection was reported in 1991. In the United Kingdom data show that 22 % of colon resections were performed laparoscopically by 2008–2009 [1, 2].
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Cabras, F., Bracale, U., Lidia, R., Michele, L., Pignata, G. (2016). Colon, Rectum, and Appendix. In: Pignata, G., Bracale, U., Lazzara, F. (eds) Laparoscopic Surgery. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-24427-3_4
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