Invited commentary: Anatomic and technical aspects of hepatic artery reconstruction in living donor liver transplantation
โ Scribed by Douglas W. Hanto
- Book ID
- 113920402
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 41 KB
- Volume
- 140
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0039-6060
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