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Ansaloni, L., Lotti, M., Pisano, M., Poiasina, E. (2016). Appendix. In: Fingerhut, A., LeppƤniemi, A., Coimbra, R., Peitzman, A., Scalea, T., Voiglio, E. (eds) Emergency Surgery Course (ESCĀ®) Manual. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-21338-5_18
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