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Jehad Aljarrah, MD
Department of General Surgery
Jordanian Royal Medical Services
King Abdullah II Ben Al-Hussein Str.
P. O. Box: 855122
11855 Amman
Jordan
jjjerahjihad@yahoo.com
Submitted: 30. 1. 2024
Accepted: 13. 10. 2024