Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor masquerading as perforated appendicitis
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2213-5766
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsc.2015.10.002