Acute mesenteric ischemia revealing cirrhosis: about a clinical case
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عنوان ژورنال: Gastroenterology & Hepatology: Open Access
سال: 2020
ISSN: 2373-6372
DOI: 10.15406/ghoa.2020.11.00417