Spilled gallstones after laparoscopic cholecystectomy associated with pelvic pain.

Am J Obstet Gynecol

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX. Electronic address:

Published: September 2015

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