Surgical Pearl: Chemical Ball Pen for Cautery.
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SUBMITTER: Mukhtar M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC9153313 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan-Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
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Surgical Pearl: Chemical Ball Pen for Cautery.
Journal of cutaneous and aesthetic surgery 20220101 1
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