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4 - The surgical approach to colorectal cancer

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 September 2010

By
Ian R. Daniels  and
Richard J. Heald
Edited by
Gina Brown
Ian R. Daniels
Affiliation:
Consultant Surgeon, Royal Devon & Exeter Hospital Barrack Road Exeter Devon EX2 5DW
Richard J. Heald
Affiliation:
Surgical Director, Pelican Cancer Foundation North Hampshire Hospital Aldermaston Road Basingstoke Hampshire RG24 9NA
Gina Brown
Affiliation:
Royal Marsden Hospital
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Colorectal Cancer , pp. 60 - 74
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2007

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  • The surgical approach to colorectal cancer
    • By Ian R. Daniels, Consultant Surgeon, Royal Devon & Exeter Hospital Barrack Road Exeter Devon EX2 5DW, Richard J. Heald, Surgical Director, Pelican Cancer Foundation North Hampshire Hospital Aldermaston Road Basingstoke Hampshire RG24 9NA
  • Edited by Gina Brown
  • Book: Colorectal Cancer
  • Online publication: 07 September 2010
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511902468.005
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  • The surgical approach to colorectal cancer
    • By Ian R. Daniels, Consultant Surgeon, Royal Devon & Exeter Hospital Barrack Road Exeter Devon EX2 5DW, Richard J. Heald, Surgical Director, Pelican Cancer Foundation North Hampshire Hospital Aldermaston Road Basingstoke Hampshire RG24 9NA
  • Edited by Gina Brown
  • Book: Colorectal Cancer
  • Online publication: 07 September 2010
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511902468.005
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  • The surgical approach to colorectal cancer
    • By Ian R. Daniels, Consultant Surgeon, Royal Devon & Exeter Hospital Barrack Road Exeter Devon EX2 5DW, Richard J. Heald, Surgical Director, Pelican Cancer Foundation North Hampshire Hospital Aldermaston Road Basingstoke Hampshire RG24 9NA
  • Edited by Gina Brown
  • Book: Colorectal Cancer
  • Online publication: 07 September 2010
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511902468.005
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