Appendiceal endometriosis in a pregnant woman presenting with acute perforated appendicitis

Journal of Surgical Case Reports

Volumn 2013, Issue 12, 2013, Pages

  Lebastchi, Amir H ^a   Prieto, Peter A ^a   Chen, Charlie ^a   Lui, Felix Y ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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EID: 84977826406     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20428812     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jscr/rjt104     Document Type: Article

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