Combined resection of the pancreas and portal vein for pancreatic cancer
β Scribed by Dr S. Takahashi; Y. Ogata; T. Tsuzuki
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1994
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 383 KB
- Volume
- 81
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0007-1323
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