LETTER TO THE EDITOR
A rare case of acute abdomen in an adult: spontaneous
Meckel’s diverticulum perforation
Submission date: 2017-04-08
Acceptance date: 2017-08-24
Publication date: 2017-10-20
Arch Med Sci Civil Dis 2017;2(1):135-138
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