Tuberculous Acalculous Cholecystitis: A Case Report
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*Gastroenterology Unit, Department of Medicine, Thammasat University Hospital, Klong luang District, Pathumthani 12120, Thailand. **Gastroenterology Unit, Department of Medicine, Chulalongkorn Hospital, Bangkok 10330, Thailand. Received for publication: June 22, 2005. Reprint request: Ratha-Korn Vilaichone, M.D., Ph.D., Gastroenterology Unit, Department of Medicine, Thammasat University Hospital, Klong luang District, Pathumthani 12120, Thailand. E-mail: [email protected]
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