A tale of two patients: refractory peritonitis with umbilical hernias
W-F Chiang1, C-J Cheng2, T Chau2
1Department of Medicine Armed Forces Taoyuan General Hospital Taoyuan, Taiwan Division of Nephrology Department of Medicine, Tri-Service General Hospital National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan Department of Medicine Providence St. Vincent Medical Center Portland, OR, USA Department of Medicine Armed Forces Taoyuan General Hospital Taoyuan, Taiwan Division of Nephrology Department of Medicine, Tri-Service General Hospital National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan Department of Medicine Providence St. Vincent Medical Center Portland, OR, USA.
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