Transanal Endoscopic Microsurgery for Rectal Neoplasms. How I Do It

Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 586-592

  Allaix, Marco E ^a   Arezzo, Alberto ^a   Arolfo, Simone ^a   Caldart, Mario ^a   Rebecchi, Fabrizio ^a   Morino, Mario ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Early rectal cancer; Full thickness excision; Rectal adenoma; Transanal endoscopic microsurgery

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873746970     PISSN: 1091255X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11605-012-2060-x     Document Type: Article

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