S2235 Therapeutic Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Saves the Day in a Patient With Severe Refractory Pan-Ulcerative Colitis
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Hyperbaric oxygen therapy for severe ulcerative colitis.
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عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Gastroenterology
سال: 2020
ISSN: 0002-9270,1572-0241
DOI: 10.14309/01.ajg.0000710988.58663.a9