Endometriosis of rectosigmoid colon mimicking gastrointestinal stromal tumor
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عنوان ژورنال: Turkish Journal of Surgery
سال: 2018
ISSN: 2564-6850,2564-7032
DOI: 10.5152/turkjsurg.2017.3730