Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 54, Issue 1 , Pages 134-135 , July 2009

Hydatid Cyst in Emergency Service

  • Hayrettin Dizen, MD

      Affiliations

    • Fifth Department of Surgery, Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
    • ,
  • İbrahim İbili, MD

      Affiliations

    • Emergency Department, Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
    • ,
  • Barış Zülfikaroğlu, MD

      Affiliations

    • Fifth Department of Surgery, Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
    • ,
  • Mesut Tez, MD

      Affiliations

    • Fifth Department of Surgery, Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
    • ,
  • Mahmut Koç, MD

      Affiliations

    • Fifth Department of Surgery, Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey

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PII: S0196-0644(09)00120-6

doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2009.01.035

Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 54, Issue 1 , Pages 134-135 , July 2009

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