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Expert’s Comment concerning Grand Rounds case entitled “Chyluria and chylothorax after posterior selective fusion for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis” by A.A. Weening et al. Eur Spine J; DOI 10.1007/s00586-017-5066-y

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Majewski, A. Expert’s Comment concerning Grand Rounds case entitled “Chyluria and chylothorax after posterior selective fusion for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis” by A.A. Weening et al. Eur Spine J; DOI 10.1007/s00586-017-5066-y. Eur Spine J 27, 2093–2094 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00586-018-5621-1

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