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Published in: Surgery Today 10/2018

01-10-2018 | Letter to the Editor

Is chronological age really not a contraindication to gastrectomy for very elderly patients?

Authors: Jiong-Jie Yu, Li-Yang Sun, Tian Yang

Published in: Surgery Today | Issue 10/2018

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Dear Editor, …
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Title
Is chronological age really not a contraindication to gastrectomy for very elderly patients?
Authors
Jiong-Jie Yu
Li-Yang Sun
Tian Yang
Publication date
01-10-2018
Publisher
Springer Singapore
Published in
Surgery Today / Issue 10/2018
Print ISSN: 0941-1291
Electronic ISSN: 1436-2813
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00595-018-1671-6

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