Management of Preoperatively Suspected Choledocholithiasis: A Decision Analysis
β Scribed by Bilal Kharbutli; Vic Velanovich
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 204 KB
- Volume
- 12
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1091-255X
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