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Case Reports

Metastatic melanoma causing small intestinal perforation at the jejunojejunostomy after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass: a case report

Nicolas De Housa Department of Abdominal Surgery, AZ Monica Hospital, Deurne, BelgiumCorrespondence[email protected]
ORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-9965-0916
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Jef Peetersb Department of Radiology, AZ Monica Hospital, Deurne, Belgium
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Fabrice Lockefeerc Department of Pathology, AZ Monica Hospital, Deurne, Belgium
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Steven Paulia Department of Abdominal Surgery, AZ Monica Hospital, Deurne, Belgium
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Marc Van Cleemputa Department of Abdominal Surgery, AZ Monica Hospital, Deurne, Belgium
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Raymond Bestmana Department of Abdominal Surgery, AZ Monica Hospital, Deurne, Belgium
Pages 691-694 | Received 02 Jun 2022, Accepted 04 Sep 2022, Published online: 16 Sep 2022

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