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Asymptomatic Gallstones RevisitedIs There a Role for Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy?
A. Mark Fendrick, MD;
Sean P. Gleeson, MD, MBA;
Michael D. Cabana;
J. Sanford Schwartz, MD
Arch Fam Med. 1993;2(9):959-968.
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