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Rau, B.M., Beger, H.G. (2008). Necrosectomy and Closed Lavage. In: Beger, H.G., Matsuno, S., Cameron, J.L., Rau, B.M., Sunamura, M., Schulick, R.D. (eds) Diseases of the Pancreas. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-28656-1_25

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