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Atanu Pal1, Malaka Jayawardene2
1Cambridge Colorectal Unit, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, UK. atanu.pal@doctors.org.uk.
Journal of Robotic Surgery
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