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The Courvoisier’s sign

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  1. Section of Radiological Sciences, Di.Bi.Med., University of Palermo, Via del Vespro 127, 90127, Palermo, Italy

    Dario Giambelluca, Mariangela Dimarco, Giuseppe Salvaggio & Massimo Midiri

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Giambelluca, D., Dimarco, M., Salvaggio, G. et al. The Courvoisier’s sign. Abdom Radiol 44, 1185–1186 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00261-018-1881-9

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