Laparoscopy may be an effective tool in the diagnosis of peritoneal tuberculosis

Gulhane Medical Journal

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 42-45

  Dede, Murat ^a   Güngör, Sadettin ^a   Yenen, Müfit Cemal ^a   Yilmaz, Ali ^a   Başer, Iskender ^a   Balkan, Arzu ^a  

^a GULHANE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Laparoscopy; Peritoneal tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

EID: 34948901300     PISSN: 13020471     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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