Gastrointestinal obstruction secondary to enteral nutrition bezoar: A case report
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عنوان ژورنال: World Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery
سال: 2020
ISSN: 1948-9366
DOI: 10.4240/wjgs.v12.i8.369