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. 1987 Jul;28(7):786–791. doi: 10.1136/gut.28.7.786

Anastomotic recurrence of colorectal cancer--a biological phenomenon or an avoidable calamity?

M R Keighley 1, C Hall 1
PMCID: PMC1433071  PMID: 3308649

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