A case of mesenteric lymph node tuberculosis diagnosed by single-port laparoscopic biopsy
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عنوان ژورنال: Nihon Rinsho Geka Gakkai Zasshi (Journal of Japan Surgical Association)
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1345-2843,1882-5133
DOI: 10.3919/jjsa.74.952