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Open Access 01-12-2008 | letter to the editor

The Azygos Vein: to Resect or Not?

Authors: Judith Boone, Richard van Hillegersberg

Published in: Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery | Issue 12/2008

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Dear Editor, …

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Title: The Azygos Vein: to Resect or Not?
Authors: Judith Boone
Richard van Hillegersberg
Publication date: 01-12-2008
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery / Issue 12/2008
Print ISSN: 1091-255X
Electronic ISSN: 1873-4626
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11605-008-0608-6

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