Radiation-induced hemorrhagic duodenitis successfully treated with argon plasma coagulation
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عنوان ژورنال: Progress of Digestive Endoscopy
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1348-9844,2187-4999
DOI: 10.11641/pde.89.1_104