Oesophagitis Dissecans Superficialis as the Presenting Sign of Isolated Oesophageal Mucous Membrane Pemphigoid
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Gastrointestinal and Liver Diseases
سال: 2019
ISSN: 1842-1121,1841-8724
DOI: 10.15403/jgld-204