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Controversies in Laparoscopic Surgery

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  3. Bariatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, Weill-Cornell College of Medicine, New York-Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY, 10032, USA

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  3. Division of Laparoscopic and Bariatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, Joan and Standford I. Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York Presbyterian Hospital-Weill Cornell Medical Center, 525 East 68th Street, Mailbox 294, New York, NY, 10021, USA

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Assalia, A., Gagner, M. (2006). Adrenalectomy. In: Assalia, A., Gagner, M., Schein, M. (eds) Controversies in Laparoscopic Surgery. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-30964-0_51

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