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Bali, C., Ziogas, D., Fatouros, E. et al. Is There a Role for Surgery in Recurrent Gastric Cancer. Ann Surg Oncol 16, 1074–1075 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-008-0302-7
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