A meta-analysis of prospective randomized trials comparing minimally invasive and open distal gastrectomy for cancer
โ Scribed by Luigi Zorcolo; Alan S. Rosman; Michele Pisano; Francesca Marcon; Angelo Restivo; Giuseppe R. Nigri; Alessandro Fancellu; Marcovalerio Melis
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 306 KB
- Volume
- 104
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0022-4790
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