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01-08-2023 | Cholecystectomy | Letter to Editor

Comment on: “Clinical Predictive Score for Cholecystectomy Wound Infection: WEBAC Score”

Author: Rohan Magoon, DM, MD

Published in: Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery | Issue 9/2023

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To The Editor, …

Chaochankit W, Samphao S, Mahattanobon S, Sungworawongpana C. Clinical Predictive Score for Cholecystectomy Wound Infection: WEBAC Score. [Ahead of print, June 20] J Gastrointest Surg. 2023. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11605-023-05750-5.

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Title: Comment on: “Clinical Predictive Score for Cholecystectomy Wound Infection: WEBAC Score”
Author: Rohan Magoon, DM, MD
Publication date: 01-08-2023
Publisher: Springer US
Keywords: Cholecystectomy
Wound Infection
Published in: Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery / Issue 9/2023
Print ISSN: 1091-255X
Electronic ISSN: 1873-4626
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11605-023-05793-8

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