A RARE CAUSE OF ACUTE ABDOMINAL PAIN: THE OMENTAL TORSION
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Emergency Medicine Case Reports
سال: 2019
ISSN: 2149-9934
DOI: 10.33706/jemcr.609076