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The left hemicolectomy involves the resection of the left aboral transverse colon, the middle colic vessels, and the entire left hemicolon down to the upper rectum.
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Kalff, J.C., Pantelis, D., Stoffels, B. (2017). Surgical Technique and Difficult Situations by Joerg C. Kalff (Conventional). In: Korenkov, M., Germer, CT., Lang, H. (eds) Gastrointestinal Operations and Technical Variations. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-49878-1_34
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