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Extracorporeal biliary lithotripsy and direct chemolitholysis — an integrated concept

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Domschke, W. Extracorporeal biliary lithotripsy and direct chemolitholysis — an integrated concept. Gastroenterol Jpn 24, 597–604 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02773895

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