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Case report: splenic flexure mobilization from the retro-pancreatic space
Kenneth J. Lam MBBS,
Kenneth J. Lam MBBS
Department of Surgery, Monash Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Search for more papers by this author Ratheesraj Ratinam MBBS, BMedSci (Hons), DipSurgAnat,
Ratheesraj Ratinam MBBS, BMedSci (Hons), DipSurgAnat
Department of Surgery, Monash Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Search for more papers by this author Kenneth Buxey FRACS,
Kenneth Buxey FRACS
Department of Surgery, Monash Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Search for more papers by this author Hanumant Chouhan MD, FRACS,
Hanumant Chouhan MD, FRACS
Department of Surgery, Monash Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Kenneth J. Lam MBBS,
Kenneth J. Lam MBBS
Department of Surgery, Monash Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Search for more papers by this author Ratheesraj Ratinam MBBS, BMedSci (Hons), DipSurgAnat,
Ratheesraj Ratinam MBBS, BMedSci (Hons), DipSurgAnat
Department of Surgery, Monash Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Search for more papers by this author Kenneth Buxey FRACS,
Kenneth Buxey FRACS
Department of Surgery, Monash Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Search for more papers by this author Hanumant Chouhan MD, FRACS,
Hanumant Chouhan MD, FRACS
Department of Surgery, Monash Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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First published: 23 May 2020
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