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Long term results after complete or incomplete surgical resection of liver hydatid disease. Swiss Med Wkly (2003) 1.14
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An unusual case of gastric heterotopic pancreas. JOP (2004) 1.13
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Integrated immunoisolation and protein analysis of circulating exosomes using microfluidic technology. Lab Chip (2014) 1.03
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Minimally invasive necrosectomy for infected necrotizing pancreatitis. Pancreas (2008) 1.03
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Can only partial T-cell depletion of the graft before hematopoietic stem cell transplantation mitigate graft-versus-host disease while preserving a graft-versus-leukemia reaction? A prospective phase II study. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant (2006) 1.01
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Improved survival of fulminant liver failure by transplantation of microencapsulated cryopreserved porcine hepatocytes in mice. Cell Transplant (2009) 1.00
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Influence of donor age on islet isolation and transplantation outcome. Transplantation (2011) 0.97
Rapamycin impairs proliferation of transplanted islet β cells. Transplantation (2011) 0.97
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Pyoderma gangrenosum after totally implanted central venous access device insertion. World J Surg Oncol (2008) 0.96