Pneumoperitoneum Secondary to Spontaneously Perforated Pyometra
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Pneumoperitoneum Secondary to Spontaneously Perforated Pyometra
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عنوان ژورنال: Case Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2090-6684,2090-6692
DOI: 10.1155/2017/5213123