Colon Resection Questions & Answers

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David E Stein, MD, MHCM Regional Chief of Surgery, Baltimore MedStar Health

David E Stein, MD, MHCM is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Surgeons, American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons, Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America, Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract

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Jessica Mackey Babcock, MD Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, Division of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, Loma Linda University Medical Center

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Vikram Kate, MBBS, MS, PhD, FACS, FACG, FRCS, FRCS(Edin), FRCS(Glasg), FFST(Ed), FIMSA, MAMS, MASCRS Dean (Academic) and Professor of General and Gastrointestinal Surgery and Senior Consultant Surgeon, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), India

Vikram Kate, MBBS, MS, PhD, FACS, FACG, FRCS, FRCS(Edin), FRCS(Glasg), FFST(Ed), FIMSA, MAMS, MASCRS is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Gastroenterology, American College of Surgeons, American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons, Fellow of the Faculty of Surgical Trainers (RCSEd), Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow, Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, Royal College of Surgeons of England, Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract

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The Chief Editor would like to acknowledge the assistance of Dr Gurushankari Balakrishnan, Surgical Oncology Resident, Cancer Institute (WIA), Adyar, Chennai, India; and Ms Harshini P, MBBS trainee, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & Research (JIPMER), Pondicherry, India, in updating the review of this article.

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