Can We Do Better Than a Colectomy?

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Editorial

Sang W Lee. Dis Colon Rectum. 2022.

. 2022 May 1;65(5):613-614.

doi: 10.1097/DCR.0000000000002362.

¹ Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Southern California, Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California.

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Management of Significant Polyp and Early Colorectal Cancer Is Optimized by Implementation of a Dedicated Multidisciplinary Team Meeting: Lessons Learned From the United Kingdom National Program.
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