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Appendicular mass: a rare form of Yersinia pseudotuberculosis
Hakim Zenaidi MD,
Hakim Zenaidi MD
Department of General Surgery, Trauma and Burns Center, University of Tunis El Manar, Ben Arous, Tunisia
Search for more papers by this author Imen Ben Ismail MD,
Imen Ben Ismail MD
Department of General Surgery, Trauma and Burns Center, University of Tunis El Manar, Ben Arous, Tunisia
Search for more papers by this author Raja Jouini MD,
Raja Jouini MD
Department of Pathology, Habib Thameur Hospital, University of Tunis El Manar, Tunis, Tunisia
Search for more papers by this author Yassine Maalej MD,
Yassine Maalej MD
Department of General Surgery, Trauma and Burns Center, University of Tunis El Manar, Ben Arous, Tunisia
Search for more papers by this author Ayoub Zoghlami MD,
Ayoub Zoghlami MD
Department of General Surgery, Trauma and Burns Center, University of Tunis El Manar, Ben Arous, Tunisia
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Hakim Zenaidi MD,
Hakim Zenaidi MD
Department of General Surgery, Trauma and Burns Center, University of Tunis El Manar, Ben Arous, Tunisia
Search for more papers by this author Imen Ben Ismail MD,
Imen Ben Ismail MD
Department of General Surgery, Trauma and Burns Center, University of Tunis El Manar, Ben Arous, Tunisia
Search for more papers by this author Raja Jouini MD,
Raja Jouini MD
Department of Pathology, Habib Thameur Hospital, University of Tunis El Manar, Tunis, Tunisia
Search for more papers by this author Yassine Maalej MD,
Yassine Maalej MD
Department of General Surgery, Trauma and Burns Center, University of Tunis El Manar, Ben Arous, Tunisia
Search for more papers by this author Ayoub Zoghlami MD,
Ayoub Zoghlami MD
Department of General Surgery, Trauma and Burns Center, University of Tunis El Manar, Ben Arous, Tunisia
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First published: 03 July 2020
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