Malignant ascites and bacterial peritonitis

Ami Schattner,* Noa Ben-Baruch^†

Breast Cancer Unit, Hebrew University Hadassah Medical School, Kaplan Medical Centre, Bilu Junction, Rehovot, 76100, Israel.

Correspondence: amiMD@clalit.org.il

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