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Acta Chirurgica Belgica Volume 101, 2001 - Issue 2
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Prophylactic Appendectomy : Is it Worth to Be Done?

O. N. DilekKocatepe University, School of Medicine, Departments of Surgery, AfyonCorrespondence[email protected]
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O. GülerYüzüncü Yil University, School of Medicine, Departments of Surgery, Van, Turkey.
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A. A. GülerYüzüncü Yil University, School of Medicine, Departments of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Van, Turkey.
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I. DemirtasYüzüncü Yil University, School of Medicine, Departments of Paediatric Surgery, Van, Turkey.
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M. AltindisKocatepe University, School of Medicine, Departments of Microbiology, Afyon
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F. H. DilekKocatepe University, School of Medicine, Departments of Pathology, Afyon
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E. ÖzgörenYüzüncü Yil University, School of Medicine, Departments of Surgery, Van, Turkey.
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Pages 65-67 | Published online: 16 Nov 2020

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