Treatment of early colorectal cancers: too many choices?

Endoscopy 2012; 44(11): 991-992
DOI: 10.1055/s-0032-1325789

Editorial

L. L. Swanström

Oregon Health and Science University, Division of GI and Minimally Invasive Surgery, The Oregon Clinic, Portland, Oregon, United States

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