## BACKGROUND. The major advantage of diagnostic laparoscopy for patients with a
Value of laparoscopic staging for upper gastrointestinal malignancies
โ Scribed by Conlon, Kevin C.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1999
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 46 KB
- Volume
- 71
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0022-4790
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