Balloon Dilation of Intrinsic Small Bowel Strictures: Still Doubts About Its Efficacy?
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Crohn's and Colitis
سال: 2018
ISSN: 1873-9946,1876-4479
DOI: 10.1093/ecco-jcc/jjy009