Appendiceal Mucocele : Eight Cases Report
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عنوان ژورنال: Nihon Gekakei Rengo Gakkaishi (Journal of Japanese College of Surgeons)
سال: 2001
ISSN: 0385-7883,1882-9112
DOI: 10.4030/jjcs1979.26.6_1471