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5. High risk of fistula formation in vacuum-assisted closure therapy in patients with open abdomen due to secondary peritonitis—a retrospective analysis

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7. Baseline mortality-adjusted survival in colon cancer patients

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8. Delaying surgery to perform CT scans for suspected appendicitis decreases the rate of negative appendectomies without increasing the rate of perforation nor postoperative complications

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14. Outcomes of thoracoscopic esophagectomy in prone position with laparoscopic gastric mobilization for esophageal cancer

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15. Robotic liver surgery for minor hepatic resections: a comparison with laparoscopic and open standard procedures

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16. Cholangitis in the postoperative course after biliodigestive anastomosis

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17. Effects of mesenchymal stem cells and VEGF on liver regeneration following major resection

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