High mortality following gastrostomy tube insertion in adult peritoneal dialysis patients: case report and literature review
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عنوان ژورنال: Endoscopy
سال: 2013
ISSN: 0013-726X,1438-8812
DOI: 10.1055/s-0033-1344408