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Case reports

Primary Torsion of the Greater Omentum

Y. A. GulDepartment of Gastrointestinal and Minimal Access Surgery, University Putra Malaysia, Selangor, Malaysia.Correspondence[email protected]
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M. F. JabbarDepartment of Gastrointestinal and Minimal Access Surgery, University Putra Malaysia, Selangor, Malaysia.
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K. MoissinacDepartment of Gastrointestinal and Minimal Access Surgery, University Putra Malaysia, Selangor, Malaysia.
Pages 312-314 | Published online: 16 Nov 2020

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