Pelvic exenteration combined with sacral resection for recurrent rectal cancer
β Scribed by Hiroshi Takagi; Takeshi Morimoto; Tomoyuki Kato; Mitsunori Yasue; Tokiko Endo; Ryoji Suzuki
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1983
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 360 KB
- Volume
- 24
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0022-4790
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