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Author's reply: Safety of prophylactic cholecystectomy does not mean it is recommendable

Lapo Bencini, Marco Bernini, Marco Farsi

    Gastric Cancer : Official Journal of the International Gastric Cancer Association and the Japanese Gastric Cancer Association
    |January 12, 2013
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