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Laparotomic sub-total gastrectomy under awake thoracic epidural anaesthesia: a successful experience

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  1. Division of Anestesia e Rianimazione IV, Medicine University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy

    Giovanni Consani, Gabriella Amorese, Ugo Boggi, Claudio Comite & Ester Avagliano

  2. Division of Surgery in Uremic and Diabetic Patients, Department of Oncology, Transplants and Advanced Technologies, Medicine University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy

    Giovanni Consani, Gabriella Amorese, Ugo Boggi & Claudio Comite

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Consani, G., Amorese, G., Boggi, U. et al. Laparotomic sub-total gastrectomy under awake thoracic epidural anaesthesia: a successful experience. Updates Surg 65, 255–256 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13304-012-0191-y

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