Options for sphincter preservation in surgery for low rectal cancer
β Scribed by M. G. Tytherleigh; N. J. McC. Mortensen
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2003
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 149 KB
- Volume
- 90
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0007-1323
- DOI
- 10.1002/bjs.4296
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