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Comment
. 2011 Sep;13(9):595.
doi: 10.1111/j.1477-2574.2011.00358.x. Epub 2011 Jul 20.

Operative drains after pancreatic resection--the Titanic is sinking

Peter J Allen  1
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Operative drains after pancreatic resection--the Titanic is sinking

Peter J Allen. HPB (Oxford). 2011 Sep.
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