Laparoscopic staging in hilar cholangiocarcinoma: Is it still justified?
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Laparoscopic resection of hilar cholangiocarcinoma
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: World Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1948-5204
DOI: 10.4251/wjgo.v5.i7.127