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Adnexal torsion: a literature review

Cyrille Huchon1, Arnaud Fauconnier

  • 1Department of Gynecology, Obstetrics, and Reproductive Medicine, Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal de Poissy-Saint Germain en Laye, Poissy, France. cyrillehuchon@yahoo.fr

European Journal of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Biology
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