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    Marc Zerey

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    Lisa Martin Hawver

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    Dimitrios Stefanidis

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Zerey, M., Hawver, L.M., Awad, Z. et al. SAGES evidence-based guidelines for the laparoscopic resection of curable colon and rectal cancer. Surg Endosc 27, 1–10 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00464-012-2592-x

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