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MIS in the Management of Colon and Rectal Cancer: Consensus Meeting of the Colorectal Cancer Association of Canada

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Journal Surg Endosc
Publisher Springer
Date 2013 Sep 3
PMID 23996334
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A consensus conference on the role of minimally invasive surgery (MIS) in the management of colon and rectal cancer was convened by the Colorectal Cancer Association of Canada in Toronto on April 18, 2012. This is a report of the consensus of an invited group of Canadian experts in MIS and surgery of the colon and rectum that addresses the role this technology should play in treatment and also considers advocacy and resources.

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