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Anwar Mohamed1, Mohammed Atef1, Ayman Alsebaey1

  • 1Department of Hepatology, National Liver Institute, Menoufia University, Shebeen El-Kom, Egypt.

Arab Journal of Gastroenterology : the Official Publication of the Pan-Arab Association of Gastroenterology
|June 6, 2017
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AscitesCirrhosisHydrothoraxSpontaneous bacterial empyemaSpontaneous bacterial peritonitis

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