Composite abdominosacral resection for recurrent rectal cancer
β Scribed by P. M. Sagar; S. Gonsalves; R. M. Heath; N. Phillips; A. G. Chalmers
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 245 KB
- Volume
- 96
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0007-1323
- DOI
- 10.1002/bjs.6464
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