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1 Surgery Department, Tîrgu Mureș Emergency Clinical County Hospital, University of Medicine and Pharmacy Tîrgu Mureș, Tîrgu Mureș, România

2 Obstetrics and Gynecology Department, Tîrgu Mureș Emergency Clinical County Hospital, University of Medicine and Pharmacy Tîrgu Mureș, Tîrgu Mureș, România
