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Liver and Biliary Disease

Long-term follow-up of a randomized controlled trial of observation versus surgery for acute cholecystitis: Non-operative management is an option in some patients

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Pages 1257-1262 | Received 09 Mar 2011, Accepted 13 Jun 2011, Published online: 08 Jul 2011

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