Atypical Trajectory of a Thoracoabdominal Gunshot Injury without Penetration
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________________________ Corresponding author: Address: Dicle University, Medical Faculty, Department of General Surgery, Yenişehir 21280 Diyarbakır; Telephone: +90 412 248 80 014858; Fax: +90 412 248 84 40; E-mail:[email protected] Department of General Surgery, Medical Faculty, Dicle University, Diyarbakir, Turkey Department of Radiology, Medical Faculty, Dicle University, Diyarbakir, Turkey
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