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Ambulatory colectomy: no innovation without evaluation

K Slim¹, , R Amalberti²

¹Service de Chirurgie Digestive, CHU Estaing, 1, place Lucie Aubrac, 63003 Clermont-Ferrand, France.

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|February 5, 2015

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Ambulatory surgery Colectomy Enhanced recovery after surgery

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