Management of adrenal cysts

American Surgeon

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 151-163

  Neri, Linda M ^a,b   Nance, F C ^a  

^a SAINT BARNABAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ADRENAL CYST; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CYSTOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN;

EID: 0032940777     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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