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The history of rectal resection: The quest for sphincter preservation

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Intersphincteric resection is an extreme type of sphincter salvage for low rectal tumors.

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  1. Department of Surgery, Danube Hospital Vienna, Langobardenstraße 122, 1220, Vienna, Austria

    Univ.-Doz. Brigitte Kovanyi-Holzer MD

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  1. Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Surgical Oncology, Vienna, Austria

    Rudolf Schiessel MD

  2. Surgical Department, Danube Hospital, Vienna, Austria

    Peter Metzger MD, PhD

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Kovanyi-Holzer, B. (2012). The history of rectal resection: The quest for sphincter preservation. In: Schiessel, R., Metzger, P. (eds) Intersphincteric Resection for Low Rectal Tumors. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-0929-8_6

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