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Diagnosis and treatment of amebic abscess of the liver

A study based on 4,484 collected and personal cases

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From the Departments of Surgery, Tulane University School of Medicine, Charity Hospital and Touro Infirmary, New Orleans.

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Ochsner, A., DeBakey, M. Diagnosis and treatment of amebic abscess of the liver. American Journal of Digestive Diseases and Nutrition 2, 47–51 (1935). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03002344

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