Severe Ischemic Colitis in A Patient with Melas Syndrome
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عنوان ژورنال: Academic Journal of Gastroenterology & Hepatology
سال: 2020
ISSN: 2692-5400
DOI: 10.33552/ajgh.2020.02.000540