Phytobezoar: a rare cause of late upper gastrointestinal perforation following gastric bypass surgery
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عنوان ژورنال: The Annals of The Royal College of Surgeons of England
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0035-8843,1478-7083
DOI: 10.1308/003588412x13171221588938