A case of toxic megacolon.

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ژورنال

عنوان ژورنال: Nippon Daicho Komonbyo Gakkai Zasshi

سال: 1987

ISSN: 1882-9619,0047-1801

DOI: 10.3862/jcoloproctology.40.50