Localized primary AL-type amyloidosis of the jejunum diagnosed by double-balloon enteroscopy
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Localized primary AL-type amyloidosis of the jejunum diagnosed by double-balloon enteroscopy.
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عنوان ژورنال: Endoscopy
سال: 2007
ISSN: 0013-726X,1438-8812
DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-944866