Optimal Initial Trocar Placement for Morbidly Obese Patients
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عنوان ژورنال: JSLS : Journal of the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons
سال: 2018
ISSN: 1086-8089,1938-3797
DOI: 10.4293/jsls.2017.00101