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Angiodysplasies hémorragiques du tube digestif

Bleeding from gastrointestinal angiodysplasia

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Rahmi, G. Angiodysplasies hémorragiques du tube digestif. Acta Endosc 44, 393–401 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10190-014-0404-y

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