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Is postoperative haematoma an avoidable complication of intracranial surgery?

J. VASSILOUTHIS Departments of Neurosurgery and Neurosurgical Anaesthesia, Athens Medical Centre, Athens, Greece
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S. ANAGNOSTARAS Departments of Neurosurgery and Neurosurgical Anaesthesia, Athens Medical Centre, Athens, Greece
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A. PAPANDREOU Departments of Neurosurgery and Neurosurgical Anaesthesia, Athens Medical Centre, Athens, Greece
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E. DOURDOUNAS Departments of Neurosurgery and Neurosurgical Anaesthesia, Athens Medical Centre, Athens, Greece
Pages 154-157 | Published online: 06 Jul 2009

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