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Gynaecology Case Reports

Laparoscopic removal of a migrated intrauterine contraceptive device

A.-W. N. MeshikhesDepartment of Surgery, King Fahad Specialist Hospital, Dammam, Saudi ArabiaCorrespondence[email protected]
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M. EL-TairDepartment of Surgery, King Fahad Specialist Hospital, Dammam, Saudi Arabia
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A. A. AL-ZahirDepartment of Surgery, King Fahad Specialist Hospital, Dammam, Saudi Arabia
Pages 317-319 | Published online: 07 Apr 2010

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