Gastrotomy, for the removal of non-malignant tumors from the abdominal cavity / by R. Nelson.

  • Robert Nelson
Date:
1864
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Credit: Gastrotomy, for the removal of non-malignant tumors from the abdominal cavity / by R. Nelson. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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