Villous adenoma of the rectum and rectosigmoid with severe fluid and electrolyte depletion
โ Scribed by Jack Romascan
- Book ID
- 112797282
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1965
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 679 KB
- Volume
- 8
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0012-3706
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