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Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy for Acalculous Gallbladder Disease

Rob A. Fuller
, MD,
Joseph A. Kuhn
, MD,
Tammy L. Fisher
, RN,
Thomas W. Newsome
, MD,
Bruce A. Smith
, MD &
Ronald C. Jones
, MD
Pages 331-333 | Published online: 11 Dec 2017

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