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International Journal of Colorectal Disease

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01-08-2017 | Letter to the Editor

The prognostic significance of stapler doughnuts’ examination at low anterior resection for rectal cancer

Authors: Eleftherios Spartalis, Demetrios Moris, Antonios Athanasiou, Stylianos Kykalos, Dimitrios Dimitroulis

Published in: International Journal of Colorectal Disease | Issue 8/2017

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Dear Editor: …

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Title: The prognostic significance of stapler doughnuts’ examination at low anterior resection for rectal cancer
Authors: Eleftherios Spartalis
Demetrios Moris
Antonios Athanasiou
Stylianos Kykalos
Dimitrios Dimitroulis
Publication date: 01-08-2017
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in: International Journal of Colorectal Disease / Issue 8/2017
Print ISSN: 0179-1958
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1262
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00384-017-2817-5

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