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Converting from carbon dioxide to nitrous oxide pneumoperitoneum

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  1. School of Medicine and Department of Surgery, Emory University Hospital, Room H124C 1364 Clifton Road NE, 30322, Atlanta, GA, USA

    J. G. Gardner, T. L. Trus, W. S. Laycock & J. G. Hunter

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Gardner, J.G., Trus, T.L., Laycock, W.S. et al. Converting from carbon dioxide to nitrous oxide pneumoperitoneum. Surg Endosc 9, 1034–1035 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00188468

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