Intestinal obstruction caused by phytobezoar composed of jaboticaba seeds: case report and literature review
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Coloproctology (Rio de Janeiro)
سال: 2012
ISSN: 2317-6423
DOI: 10.1590/s2237-93632012000300016