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. 2022 Sep;33(5):656-658.
doi: 10.1111/cyt.13158. Epub 2022 Jun 28.

Polarising rhomboid crystalline structures in drain fluid following endoluminal vacuum sponge therapy for post-surgical pelvic collection

Alexander Plonkowski  1 , Aaron Naisbitt  1 , Dan Parkinson  2 , Richard R Brady  1
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Polarising rhomboid crystalline structures in drain fluid following endoluminal vacuum sponge therapy for post-surgical pelvic collection

Alexander Plonkowski et al. Cytopathology. 2022 Sep.
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