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CASE REPORT: Laparoscopic Radiofrequency Ablation of Solitary Hepatic Gastrinoma Metastases

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Frezza, E.E. CASE REPORT: Laparoscopic Radiofrequency Ablation of Solitary Hepatic Gastrinoma Metastases. Dig Dis Sci 49, 224–227 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1023/B:DDAS.0000017442.66094.69

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