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01-12-2013 | Letter to the Editor – Reply

Transanal minimally invasive surgery (TAMIS) versus transanal endoscopic microsurgery (TEM): Is one better than the other?

Authors: Sam B. Atallah, Matthew R. Albert

Published in: Surgical Endoscopy | Issue 12/2013

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To the Editor, …

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Title: Transanal minimally invasive surgery (TAMIS) versus transanal endoscopic microsurgery (TEM): Is one better than the other?
Authors: Sam B. Atallah
Matthew R. Albert
Publication date: 01-12-2013
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Surgical Endoscopy / Issue 12/2013
Print ISSN: 0930-2794
Electronic ISSN: 1432-2218
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00464-013-3111-4

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