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[A method for performing an external choledochostomy].

V N Vecherko·V V Minin·V V Khatsko·A D Shatalov·Iu A Ukolov
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V N Vecherko, V V Minin, V V Khatsko, A D Shatalov, Iu A Ukolov. 1994. [A method for performing an external choledochostomy].. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7602957/

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