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Optimum level of inferior mesenteric artery ligation for the left-sided colorectal cancer

Systematic review for high and low ligation continuum

Salman Y. Guraya
Saudi Medical Journal July 2016, 37 (7) 731-736; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2016.7.14831

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