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Acute and chronic pancreatic pseudocysts are different. Am J Surg (1981) 0.96
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Gastrin: obligatory intermediate for activation of gastric histidine decarboxylase in the rat. Am J Physiol (1970) 0.96
Clinical utility of CAT body scans. Am J Surg (1978) 0.96
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Intestinal transit of food after total gastrectomy and Roux-Y esophagojejunostomy. Am J Surg (1986) 0.91
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Laparoscopic Heller myotomy relieves dysphagia in achalasia when the esophagus is dilated. Surg Endosc (1999) 0.88
Gastric, pancreatic, and biliary secretion and the rate of gastric emptying after parietal cell vagotomy. Am J Surg (1979) 0.88
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Differences in outer membrane characteristics between gallstone-associated bacteria and normal bacterial flora. Lancet (1994) 0.88
Trophic effects of gastrin on the exocrine pancreas in rats. J Surg Res (1977) 0.88
Chronic hypergastrinemia produces hypertrophy of the liver and intestine in rats. Surg Forum (1976) 0.87
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Chemical dissolution of bile duct stones. World J Surg (1978) 0.86
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Comparison of laparoscopic imaging systems and conditions using a knot-tying task. Comput Aided Surg (1997) 0.85
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Pneumatic tourniquet as a substitute for vascular clamps in distal bypass surgery. Surgery (1980) 0.84
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