Perianal fistulas in Crohn’s disease: MRI diagnosis and surgical planning
✍ Scribed by Edyta Szurowska; Joanna Wypych; Ewa Izycka-Swieszewska
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 970 KB
- Volume
- 32
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0942-8925
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