RETROPERITONEAL FIBROSIS DUE TO SCHISTOSOMA JAPONICUM: A CASE REPORT
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عنوان ژورنال: The Japanese Journal of Urology
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0021-5287,1884-7110
DOI: 10.5980/jpnjurol.101.694