Cecum cancer underlying appendicular abscess. Case report and review of literature

World Journal of Emergency Surgery

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2006, Pages

  Fiume, Irene ^a   Napolitano, Vincenzo ^a   Del Genio, Gianmattia ^a   Allaria, Alfredo ^a   Del Genio, Alberto ^a  

^a SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

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EID: 34248208776     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17497922     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1749-7922-1-11     Document Type: Article

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