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The Era of Robotic Surgery for Colorectal Cancer

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  1. Department of Surgery, University of Ioannina, School of Medicine, Ioannina, Greece

    D. H. Roukos MD

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Roukos, D.H. The Era of Robotic Surgery for Colorectal Cancer. Ann Surg Oncol 17, 338–339 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-009-0715-y

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