Pulmonary hydatid cyst - A radiological challenge!
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عنوان ژورنال: SAARC Journal of Tuberculosis, Lung Diseases and HIV/AIDS
سال: 2012
ISSN: 2091-0959,1818-9741
DOI: 10.3126/saarctb.v9i1.6964