IMAGES FOR SURGEONS
Splash! The spontaneous rupture of a bladder diverticulum: a rare cause of an acute abdomen
Olivia Leahy MBBS (Hons),
Olivia Leahy MBBS (Hons)
Alfred Hospital, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Search for more papers by this author Jeremy Grummet MBBS, MS, FRACS,
Jeremy Grummet MBBS, MS, FRACS
Cabrini Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Olivia Leahy MBBS (Hons),
Olivia Leahy MBBS (Hons)
Alfred Hospital, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Search for more papers by this author Jeremy Grummet MBBS, MS, FRACS,
Jeremy Grummet MBBS, MS, FRACS
Cabrini Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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First published: 06 October 2013
No abstract is available for this article.
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