[Giant ureterohydronephrosis: an exceptional cause of gastrointestinal obstruction].

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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