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Palmes, D., Weilinghoff, M., Colombo-Benkmann, M. et al. Reply to the letter by L. Bonavina regarding our article “Effect of pyloric drainage procedures on gastric passage and bile reflux after esophagectomy with gastric conduit reconstruction”. Langenbecks Arch Surg 393, 119–120 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00423-007-0241-y
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