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Shoulder pain after gynaecological laparoscopy caused by arm abduction

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 December 2004

Y. Kojima
Affiliation:
Department of Anesthesiology, Suwa Red Cross Hospital, Suwa City, Nagano, Japan
S. Yokota
Affiliation:
Department of Anesthesiology, Suwa Red Cross Hospital, Suwa City, Nagano, Japan
H. Ina
Affiliation:
Department of Anesthesiology and Resuscitology, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan
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2004 European Society of Anaesthesiology

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