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Case Reports
. 2012 Jun;85(1014):838-40.
doi: 10.1259/bjr/36381223.

"Primum non nocere"--first, do no harm

M J Szewczyk-Bieda  1 , T B Oliver
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Case Reports

"Primum non nocere"--first, do no harm

M J Szewczyk-Bieda et al. Br J Radiol. 2012 Jun.
No abstract available

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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Coronal CT image of the abdomen and pelvis depicting an incidental abnormality in the left lower lumbar region.
Figure 2
Figure 2
IV and oral contrast enhanced axial CT image of the pelvis at the level of the iliac crest showing left iliolumbar hernia containing retroperitoneal fat and part of the descending colon.
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