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Stefanidis, D., Goldfarb, M., Kercher, K.W. et al. SAGES guidelines for minimally invasive treatment of adrenal pathology. Surg Endosc 27, 3960–3980 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00464-013-3169-z

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