Laparoscopic diagnosis of abdominal tuberculosis

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery

Volumn 68, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 599-601

  Mclaughlin, S ^a,b   Jones, T ^a   Pitcher, M ^a   Evans, P ^a  

^a WESTERN HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b Mercy Private Consulting Suite ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

Abdominal; Laparoscopy; Peritoneal; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0031878112     PISSN: 00048682     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1998.tb02108.x     Document Type: Article

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