Intra-arterial chemotherapy improved survival of stage 2-3 gallbladder cancer after curative resection

Cheng Chen1, Wenming Feng1, Yinyuan Zheng2

  • 1Department of General Surgery, First People's Hospital affiliated to Huzhou Normal College, Huzhou, Zhejiang Province, People's Republic of China.

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