Seminars in Roentgenology
Volume 41, Issue 2 , Pages 75-77 , April 2006

Case of the Season: Gossypiboma

  • Prachi P. Agarwal, MD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Prachi P. Agarwal, MD, Department of Diagnostic Imaging, The Ottawa Hospital, Civic Campus, 1053 Carling Ave., Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1Y 4E9.
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  • Demetri Papadatos, MD

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PII: S0037-198X(06)00003-4

doi: 10.1053/j.ro.2006.02.002

Seminars in Roentgenology
Volume 41, Issue 2 , Pages 75-77 , April 2006

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