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A competent surgeon must be aware of all the general aspects of a surgical procedure to be able to perform specific interventions successfully and expeditiously. The old adage that “exposure, exposure, and exposure” are the three most important factors for the good outcome of a surgical procedure remains true for both open and laparoscopic approaches.
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Clavien, PA., Sarr, M.G. (2007). Introduction. In: Clavien, PA., Sarr, M.G., Fong, Y., Georgiev, P. (eds) Atlas of Upper Gastrointestinal and Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-68866-2_1
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