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. 2022 Nov 1;276(5):e640-e641.
doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000005304. Epub 2021 Nov 18.

Comment on: Nagino M, Clavien PA. Demise of Hilar en bloc Resection by No-touch Technique as Surgery for Perihilar Cholangiocarcinoma: Dissociation Between Theory and Practice

Moritz Schmelzle  1 , Christian Benzing, Georg Lurje, Wenzel Schöning, Johann Pratschke
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Comment on: Nagino M, Clavien PA. Demise of Hilar en bloc Resection by No-touch Technique as Surgery for Perihilar Cholangiocarcinoma: Dissociation Between Theory and Practice

Moritz Schmelzle et al. Ann Surg. .
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