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Reply to the Letter: “Laparoscopic Hepatectomy Has Superiority in R0 Resection over Open Hepatectomy for Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma? The Evidence Is Unreliable”

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Wei, F. Reply to the Letter: “Laparoscopic Hepatectomy Has Superiority in R0 Resection over Open Hepatectomy for Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma? The Evidence Is Unreliable”. J Gastrointest Surg 24, 451–453 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11605-019-04477-6

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