Biliary ascariasis: Ultrasound diagnosis
โ Scribed by Pankaj Mehta; A. K. Sharma; Sanjay Saluja; N. K. Prabhu
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1995
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 190 KB
- Volume
- 23
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0091-2751
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โฆ Synopsis
FIGURE 2. Same case showing the "target" appearance in crosssection .
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