Minimally invasive surgery for pancreatic endocrine tumours
β Scribed by V. Fendrich; P. Langer
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 52 KB
- Volume
- 94
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0007-1323
- DOI
- 10.1002/bjs.6025
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β¦ Synopsis
Especially if small, solitary and benign
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