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Acute lower gastrointestinal bleeding due to low-grade mucinous neoplasm of appendix

Murat Karatasa Department of General Surgery, Izmir Bozyaka Education and Research Hospital, The University of Health Sciences, Izmir, TurkeyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Cenk Simseka Department of General Surgery, Izmir Bozyaka Education and Research Hospital, The University of Health Sciences, Izmir, TurkeyView further author information
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Süleyman Gunayb Department of Gastroenterology, Izmir Ataturk Education and Research Hospital, Katip Celebi University, Izmir, TurkeyView further author information
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Baha Zengela Department of General Surgery, Izmir Bozyaka Education and Research Hospital, The University of Health Sciences, Izmir, TurkeyView further author information
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Gokalp Okuta Department of General Surgery, Izmir Bozyaka Education and Research Hospital, The University of Health Sciences, Izmir, TurkeyView further author information
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Ali Murat Yıldırıma Department of General Surgery, Izmir Bozyaka Education and Research Hospital, The University of Health Sciences, Izmir, TurkeyView further author information
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Enver Vardarc Department of Pathology, Izmir Bozyaka Education and Research Hospital, The University of Health Sciences, Izmir, TurkeyView further author information
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Adam Uslua Department of General Surgery, Izmir Bozyaka Education and Research Hospital, The University of Health Sciences, Izmir, TurkeyView further author information
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Pages 357-360 | Received 24 Oct 2020, Accepted 30 Nov 2020, Published online: 16 Dec 2020

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