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    Marc Zerey

  2. NorthShore University HealthSystem, Evanston, IL, USA

    Stephen Haggerty

  3. Ochsner Clinic, New Orleans, LA, USA

    William Richardson

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  5. Guthrie Clinic, Sayre, PA, USA

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Zerey, M., Haggerty, S., Richardson, W. et al. Laparoscopic common bile duct exploration. Surg Endosc 32, 2603–2612 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00464-017-5991-1

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