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Case Report

Sudden rupture with internal bleeding and shock following torsion and necrosis of a large uterine leiomyoma

Yi-Lin ChenDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Taipei Tzu-Chi Hospital, The Buddhist Tzu-Chi Medical Foundation, Taipei, Taiwan;
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Li-Ru ChenDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Main Branch, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; ;Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Chiao-Tung University, Hsinchu City, Taiwan;
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Kuo-Hu ChenDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Taipei Tzu-Chi Hospital, The Buddhist Tzu-Chi Medical Foundation, Taipei, Taiwan; ;School of Medicine, Buddhist Tzu-Chi University, Hualien, TaiwanCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 566-568 | Published online: 04 Feb 2019

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