Biliary system

Surgery: Basic Science and Clinical Evidence: Second Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 911-942

  Harris, Hobart W ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1007/978-0-387-68113-9_48     Document Type: Chapter

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