Ustekinumab Treatment for Toxic Megacolon in Severe Colonic Crohn�s Disease: First Case Report
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عنوان ژورنال: Revista Española de Enfermedades Digestivas
سال: 2020
ISSN: 1130-0108
DOI: 10.17235/reed.2020.7228/2020