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Editorial
. 2006 Jul;244(1):8-9.
doi: 10.1097/01.sla.0000225046.43968.eb.

Evidence forward, drainage on retreat: still we ignore and drain!?

Editorial

Evidence forward, drainage on retreat: still we ignore and drain!?

Markus W Büchler et al. Ann Surg. 2006 Jul.
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