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authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Boston VA Healthcare System, Harvard Medical School, 1400 VFW Parkway. West Roxbury, 02132, Boston, MA, USA, piero.fisichella@va.gov.
authors.forename: P Marco
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Fisichella
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D013156:Splenectomy / Q000379:methods*
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