Use of the carbon dioxide laser in an ab
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Raphael Shafir; Amiel Zweig; Sam Slutzki; Leo A. Bornstein
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Article
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1978
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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## Abstract An abdominoperineal excision of the rectum was performed on a 52-year-old male who had epidermoid anal carcinoma. A steel scalpel was utilized for the abdominal component, but the entire perineal resection was accomplished with a carbon dioxide laser beam. We believe this to be the firs