An unexpected cause of retroperitoneal gangrene

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  • Sami Daldoul
  • Ikram Massoudi
  • Aymen Mabrouk
  • Imen Ksontini
  • Walid Abid
  • Mounir Ben Moussa

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MINDELL HJ, MASTROMATTEO JF, DICKEY KW et al. Anatomic communications between the three retroperitoneal spaces: determination by CT-guided injections of contrast material in cadavers. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 1995; 164:1173-8.

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2018-01-26

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