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  1. Department of Surgery, Christchurch Hospital, Christchurch, New Zealand

    F. A. Frizelle

  2. Department of Surgery, Ninewells Medical School and Hospital Ninewells, DD1-9SY, Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom

    G. B. Hanna

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Frizelle, F.A., Hanna, G.B. Pelvic abscess following laparoscopic appendectomy. Surg Endosc 10, 947–948 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00188493

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