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Case Reports

The Abdominal Cocoon: A Rare Cause of Intestinal Obstruction

G. GurleyikDepartment of Surgery, Haydarpasa Numune Education and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.View further author information
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S. EmirDepartment of Surgery, Haydarpasa Numune Education and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
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A. SaglamDepartment of Surgery, Haydarpasa Numune Education and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
Pages 396-398 | Published online: 11 Mar 2016

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