Acute Emphysematous Pancreatitis with Fulminant Multi-organ Failure
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عنوان ژورنال: Korean Journal of Pancreas and Biliary Tract
سال: 2016
ISSN: 2288-0941
DOI: 10.15279/kpba.2016.21.2.76