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Selective approach in the treatment of esophageal perforations

A. I. Amir Depts. of Surgery and Gastroenterology, University Hospital Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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H. v. Dullemen Depts. of Surgery and Gastroenterology, University Hospital Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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J. Th. M. Plukker Depts. of Surgery and Gastroenterology, University Hospital Groningen, Groningen, The NetherlandsCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 418-422 | Received 25 Sep 2003, Accepted 05 Jan 2004, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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