Jejunal diverticulitis: imaging to management.

Ann Saudi Med

Rayyan Pervez, Department of Radiology,, Shifa International Hospitals Ltd,, Flat 307 Sugra Tower F-11/1,, Islamabad, Punjab 44000, Pakistan, T: 92-333-515-7698,

Published: August 2015

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