Endometriosis, an unusual case of rectal mass with bloody stool and bowel habit changes
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عنوان ژورنال: The Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences
سال: 2018
ISSN: 1607-551X
DOI: 10.1016/j.kjms.2017.08.006