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Research Article

Parasitic fibroid and pseudo–Meigs’ syndrome: Co-existence of two rare entities

A. MakrisDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Peterborough City Hospital, Peterborough
,
A. TalmorDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
,
P. MoyleDepartment of Radiology, Hinchingbrooke Hospital, Huntingdon, UK
,
T. MajmudarDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
&
H. Abdel-RahmanDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Pages 408-409 | Published online: 20 Apr 2012

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