European Journal of Surgical Oncology
Volume 35, Issue 3 , Pages 281-288 , March 2009

Outcomes and survival after laparoscopic gastrectomy for adenocarcinoma. Analysis on 65 patients operated on by conventional or robot-assisted minimal access procedures

,Accepted 4 February 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ejso.2008.02.001

European Journal of Surgical Oncology
Volume 35, Issue 3 , Pages 281-288 , March 2009

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