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Comment
. 2006 Jul;244(1):163; author reply 163-4.
doi: 10.1097/01.sla.0000226517.55795.d2.

Large pyogenic liver abscess: open surgical drainage for all?

Vui Heng Chong
Comment

Large pyogenic liver abscess: open surgical drainage for all?

Vui Heng Chong. Ann Surg. 2006 Jul.
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