An unexpected cause of retroperitoneal gangrene

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Published Jan 26, 2018
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Vol. 95 No. 2 (2017): Issue Feb 2017

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Sami Daldoul
Ikram Massoudi
Aymen Mabrouk
Imen Ksontini
Walid Abid
Mounir Ben Moussa

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