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Original Article

Cholesterol Nucleation Time Measurement in Nasobiliary or Nasoduodenal Bile Comparison with Surgical Bile

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Pages 803-808 | Received 06 Dec 1992, Accepted 30 Mar 1993, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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