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01-12-2012 | Letter to the Editor

Is Lateral Pelvic Lymph Node Dissection No Longer Necessary for Low Rectal Cancer After Neoadjuvant Therapy and TME to Reduce Local Recurrence?

Authors: Takashi Akiyoshi, Toshiaki Watanabe, Masashi Ueno

Published in: Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery | Issue 12/2012

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To the Editor: …

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Title: Is Lateral Pelvic Lymph Node Dissection No Longer Necessary for Low Rectal Cancer After Neoadjuvant Therapy and TME to Reduce Local Recurrence?
Authors: Takashi Akiyoshi
Toshiaki Watanabe
Masashi Ueno
Publication date: 01-12-2012
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery / Issue 12/2012
Print ISSN: 1091-255X
Electronic ISSN: 1873-4626
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11605-012-1955-x

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