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01-12-2008 | Letter

Letter in response to Ihedioha U, Mackay G, Leung E, Molloy RG, O’Dwyer PJ (2007) Laparoscopic colorectal resection does not reduce incisional hernia rates when compared with open colorectal resection. Surg Endosc 22:689–692

Authors: Alec Engledow, David Oreilly

Published in: Surgical Endoscopy | Issue 12/2008

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Title: Letter in response to Ihedioha U, Mackay G, Leung E, Molloy RG, O’Dwyer PJ (2007) Laparoscopic colorectal resection does not reduce incisional hernia rates when compared with open colorectal resection. Surg Endosc 22:689–692
Authors: Alec Engledow
David Oreilly
Publication date: 01-12-2008
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Surgical Endoscopy / Issue 12/2008
Print ISSN: 0930-2794
Electronic ISSN: 1432-2218
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00464-008-0171-y

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Letter in response to Ihedioha U, Mackay G, Leung E, Molloy RG, O’Dwyer PJ (2007) Laparoscopic colorectal resection does not reduce incisional hernia rates when compared with open colorectal resection. Surg Endosc 22:689–692

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