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Editorial
. 2007 Mar;245(3):364-5.
doi: 10.1097/01.sla.0000256394.97313.fb.

Pharmacologic management of postoperative ileus: the next chapter in GI surgery

Bruce A Harms, Charles P Heise
Editorial

Pharmacologic management of postoperative ileus: the next chapter in GI surgery

Bruce A Harms et al. Ann Surg. 2007 Mar.
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