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Should indications for surgery evolve with evolving techniques?

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  1. Department of Surgery, The Chinese University of Hong Kong Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, NT, Hong Kong

    A. P. C. Yim & M. B. Izzat

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Yim, A.P.C., Izzat, M.B. Should indications for surgery evolve with evolving techniques?. Surg Endosc 12, 1287 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/s004649900840

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