Severely inflamed Meckels diverticulum in infancy mimicking acute appendicitis: A diagnostic conundrum
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Medicine and Medical Sciences
سال: 2014
ISSN: 2006-9723
DOI: 10.5897/ijmms2014.1039