Seminars in Colon & Rectal Surgery
Volume 19, Issue 1 , Pages 20-25 , March 2008

Outcomes after Local Excision for Rectal Cancer

  • Scott R. Steele, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Madigan Army Medical Center, Tacoma, Washington.
    • ,
  • Anders Mellgren, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Anders Mellgren, Division of Colon & Rectal Surgery, University of Minnesota, 606 24th Avenue South, #515, Minneapolis, MN 55454.

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doi: 10.1053/j.scrs.2008.01.005

Seminars in Colon & Rectal Surgery
Volume 19, Issue 1 , Pages 20-25 , March 2008

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