The Murphy button : with a report of an unsuccessful cholecystduodenostomy / by Aug. Schachner.

  • Schachner, August, 1865-1941.
Date:
1895
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Credit: The Murphy button : with a report of an unsuccessful cholecystduodenostomy / by Aug. Schachner. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

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