Epiphrenic gastric diverticulum containing tablets simulating a left adrenal mass with calcification
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عنوان ژورنال: Clinical Radiology Extra
سال: 2004
ISSN: 1477-6804
DOI: 10.1016/j.cradex.2004.03.002