Translational thoracolumbar injury after motor vehicle collision with uretero-thecal fistulization: a case report
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine
سال: 2019
ISSN: 2521-3563
DOI: 10.21037/jeccm.2019.08.05