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  1. Department of Surgery, The Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX, USA

    Reardon Patrick

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Patrick, R. Avoiding mediocrity. Surg Endosc 22, 1736–1737 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00464-008-9899-7

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