Primary intestinal lymphangiectasia diagnosed by capsule endoscopy and double balloon enteroscopy

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عنوان ژورنال: World Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

سال: 2011

ISSN: 1948-5190

DOI: 10.4253/wjge.v3.i11.235