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Expectant treatment of cholecystectomy after endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography for choledocholithiasis in patients over 80 years of age

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Costi, R., Sarli, L., Violi, V. et al. Expectant treatment of cholecystectomy after endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography for choledocholithiasis in patients over 80 years of age. Surg Endosc 19, 1513–1514 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00464-005-0167-9

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