Transanal Extrusion of the Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Tube
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Transanal prolapse of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt.
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عنوان ژورنال: Medicine Today
سال: 2016
ISSN: 2408-8714,1810-1828
DOI: 10.3329/medtoday.v27i2.30045