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Para-Aortic Dissection in Pancreaticoduodenectomy with Mesopancreas Excision for Pancreatic Head Carcinoma: Not Only an N-Staging Matter

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Peparini, N. Para-Aortic Dissection in Pancreaticoduodenectomy with Mesopancreas Excision for Pancreatic Head Carcinoma: Not Only an N-Staging Matter. J Gastrointest Surg 20, 1080–1081 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11605-016-3131-1

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