Contrary to expectation--a case of left-sided acute appendicitis
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Left-sided acute appendicitis: Once Bitten twice shy
Department of General Surgery, K. B. Bhabha Municipal Hospital, Bandra, Mumbai. Address of Correspondence Dr. Vinaykumar Thati Flat No. 2, New Pragati CHS, Vijay Manjrekar Lane, Off Gokhale road (north), Dadar West,
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عنوان ژورنال: Case Reports
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1757-790X
DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2012-006552