We read with great interest the article “Comparison of Short-term Clinical Outcomes Between Transanal and Laparoscopic Total
Mesorectal Excision for the Treatment of Mid and Low Rectal Cancer: A Meta-Analysis” published recently by Xu et al.
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Publication history
Published online: November 23, 2016
Accepted:
October 19,
2016
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© 2016 Elsevier Ltd, BASO ~ The Association for Cancer Surgery, and the European Society of Surgical Oncology. All rights reserved.
