[Hepatic angiomyolipoma].

Pan Afr Med J

Faculté de Médecine et de Pharmacie de Fès, Université Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdellah, Département de Chirurgie, CHU Hassan II, Fès, Maroc.

Published: January 2015

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