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Right colectomy: is it a safe and feasible totally laparoscopic approach with transvaginal specimen extraction

Author: Christof Hottenrott

Published in: Surgical Endoscopy | Issue 5/2011

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To the Editors, …

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Title: Right colectomy: is it a safe and feasible totally laparoscopic approach with transvaginal specimen extraction
Author: Christof Hottenrott
Publication date: 01-05-2011
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Surgical Endoscopy / Issue 5/2011
Print ISSN: 0930-2794
Electronic ISSN: 1432-2218
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00464-010-1422-2

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