SELF-EXPANDING METAL STENT FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF BLEEDING ESOPHAGEAL VARICES – SINGLE CENTER EXPERIENCE
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عنوان ژورنال: Clinical anatomy and operative surgery
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1993-5897,1727-0847
DOI: 10.24061/1727-0847.11.4.2012.22