Seminars in Colon & Rectal Surgery
Volume 20, Issue 4 , Pages 201-206 , December 2009

Robotic Colorectal Surgery—Teaching and Skill Acquisition

  • Slawomir J. Marecik, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, University of Illinois at Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, IL
    • Department of Surgery, Advocate Lutheran General Hospital, Park Ridge, IL
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to: Slawomir J. Marecik, MD, University of Illinois at Chicago Medical Center, 840 S. Wood St. Suite 518(E) CSB, Chicago, IL 60612
    • ,
  • Ashwin L. deSouza, MS, MRCSEd

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, University of Illinois at Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, IL
    • ,
  • Leela M. Prasad, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, University of Illinois at Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, IL
    • Department of Surgery, Advocate Lutheran General Hospital, Park Ridge, IL

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doi: 10.1053/j.scrs.2009.08.002

Seminars in Colon & Rectal Surgery
Volume 20, Issue 4 , Pages 201-206 , December 2009

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