Implantation of an intercostal nerve stimulator for chronic abdominal pain
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Operative and technical complications of vagus nerve stimulator implantation.
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عنوان ژورنال: The Annals of The Royal College of Surgeons of England
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0035-8843,1478-7083
DOI: 10.1308/147870810x12659688851474