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What are the most effective criteria to identify patients with uncomplicated acute appendicitis for whom antibiotics can be highly effective ?

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What is your usual diagnostic imaging for appendicitis?

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What is, in your opinion, the main indication for biliary stent insertion after Laparoscopic Common Bile Duct Exploration with choledochotomy?

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What is your approach for gallbladder and bile duct stones?

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