JAMDA
Volume 10, Issue 5 , Pages 361-363 , June 2009

Gangrenous Cholecystitis Caused by Hafnia alvei: A Case Report and Review of Literature

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PII: S1525-8610(09)00098-X

doi: 10.1016/j.jamda.2009.03.005

JAMDA
Volume 10, Issue 5 , Pages 361-363 , June 2009

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