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Editorial
. 1999 Aug;230(2):143-4.
doi: 10.1097/00000658-199908000-00002.

Preoperative biliary drainage and surgical outcome

K D Lillemoe
Editorial

Preoperative biliary drainage and surgical outcome

K D Lillemoe. Ann Surg. 1999 Aug.
No abstract available

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