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Laparoscopic treatment of blunt splenic injuries: initial experience with 11 patients

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Melis, M. Laparoscopic treatment of blunt splenic injuries: initial experience with 11 patients. Surg Endosc 21, 1469 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00464-007-9331-8

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