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The laparoscopic technique of intersphincteric rectum resection

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Intersphincteric Resection for Low Rectal Tumors

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Eighteen years after the first report [1] of laparoscopic colorectal surgery, the spotlight has drifted from technical feasibility to oncologic adequacy in cancer. The feasibility of laparoscopic surgery for rectal cancer in expert hands has been demonstrated in the literature [2, 3].

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  1. Surgical Department, Danube Hospital, Langobardenstraße 122, 1220, Vienna, Austria

    Univ.-Doz. Peter Metzger MD, PhD

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  1. Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Surgical Oncology, Vienna, Austria

    Rudolf Schiessel MD

  2. Surgical Department, Danube Hospital, Vienna, Austria

    Peter Metzger MD, PhD

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Metzger, P. (2012). The laparoscopic technique of intersphincteric rectum resection. In: Schiessel, R., Metzger, P. (eds) Intersphincteric Resection for Low Rectal Tumors. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-0929-8_8

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