Is it time to re-embrace the art of common bile duct exploration?
Russell Hodgson PhD, FRACS
Division of Surgery, Northern Health, Epping, Victoria, Australia
Department of Surgery, University of Melbourne, Epping, Victoria, Australia
Contribution: Conceptualization, Writing - original draft, Writing - review & editing
Search for more papers by this authorDavid L. Bird FRCS (Edin), FRACS
Division of Surgery, Northern Health, Epping, Victoria, Australia
Contribution: Conceptualization, Writing - original draft, Writing - review & editing
Search for more papers by this authorRussell Hodgson PhD, FRACS
Division of Surgery, Northern Health, Epping, Victoria, Australia
Department of Surgery, University of Melbourne, Epping, Victoria, Australia
Contribution: Conceptualization, Writing - original draft, Writing - review & editing
Search for more papers by this authorDavid L. Bird FRCS (Edin), FRACS
Division of Surgery, Northern Health, Epping, Victoria, Australia
Contribution: Conceptualization, Writing - original draft, Writing - review & editing
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