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. 1987 Dec;56(6):840–842. doi: 10.1038/bjc.1987.302

Use of a somatostatin analogue in association with surgery and hepatic arterial embolisation in the treatment of the carcinoid syndrome.

H Ahlman 1, L Ahlund 1, A Dahlström 1, O Nilsson 1, G Skolnik 1, L E Tisell 1, U Tylén 1
PMCID: PMC2002399  PMID: 2893640

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