Foley Follies: Emphysematous Pyelitis from Instrumentation in Obstructive Uropathy
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Foley Follies: Emphysematous Pyelitis from Instrumentation in Obstructive Uropathy
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عنوان ژورنال: Cureus
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2168-8184
DOI: 10.7759/cureus.1612