Hyperplastic polyp of the gallbladder associated with pancreaticobiliary maljunction in a 9-year-old girl
β Scribed by Tadao Okada; Fumiaki Sasaki; Shohei Honda; Yoshihiro Matsuno; Kanako Kubota; Satoru Todo
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 228 KB
- Volume
- 25
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0179-0358
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