## Mesenteric fibromatosis has been reported in frequent association with familial polyposis and with Gardner's syndrome. This vague "benign" process has been characterized as a postsurgical phenomenon with low morbidity. Two cases of spontaneous mesenteric fibromatosis, noted at the time of origi
Mesenteric fibromatosis
โ Scribed by Dr. Valerie Suarez; Christine Hall
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1985
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 450 KB
- Volume
- 72
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0007-1323
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