Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Volume 48, Issue 4 , Pages 412-414 , December 2009

Appendiceal Mucocele Mimicking a Cystic Right Adnexal Mass

,Accepted 15 June 2009.

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PII: S1028-4559(09)60333-8

doi: 10.1016/S1028-4559(09)60333-8

Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Volume 48, Issue 4 , Pages 412-414 , December 2009

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