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Fibromyxoma of the Small Bowel: A Review

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  1. Department of Surgery, North Oakland Medical Centers, 461 W. Huron, Pontiac, MI, 48341, USA

    Ehab Elakkary & Thanh Phan

  2. Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, USA

    Meenakshi Chaku & Ehab Elakkary

  3. Universidade Federal do Parana (Federal University of Parana), Curitiba, Parana, Brazil

    Fabiana El Sarraf

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Chaku, M., Elakkary, E., Sarraf, F.E. et al. Fibromyxoma of the Small Bowel: A Review. Dig Dis Sci 52, 1150–1153 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10620-006-9239-5

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