Sonographic findings of hydatid cyst of the liver ruptured into the biliary ducts
โ Scribed by Enrico Biggi; Lorenzo Derchi; Gian R. Cicio; Marco Valente
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1979
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 166 KB
- Volume
- 7
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0091-2751
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