Jejunal diverticular disease complicated by enteroliths: Report of two different presentations
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عنوان ژورنال: World Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1948-9366
DOI: 10.4240/wjgs.v2.i1.26