Rapunzel Syndrome: a rare cause of acute small bowel obstruction
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عنوان ژورنال: Internet Journal of Medical Update - EJOURNAL
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1694-0423
DOI: 10.4314/ijmu.v5i2.56170