Acta Med. 2001, 44: 89-92

https://doi.org/10.14712/18059694.2019.90

Pneumatosis Cystoides Intestinalis - A Review

René Vobořil

Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Králové, Department of Surgery, Hradec Králové, Czech Republic

Received September 1, 2001
Accepted November 1, 2001

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