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Vasoactive intestinal peptide-oma causing refractory diarrhea in a young woman

Nagasri Shankara Department of Internal Medicine, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, Texas; Correspondence[email protected]
ORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2225-5990
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Catherine Linzayb Division of Gastroenterology, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, Texas
, MD &
Kyle Roweb Division of Gastroenterology, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, Texas
, MD
Pages 641-643 | Received 13 Apr 2020, Accepted 01 Jun 2020, Published online: 07 Jul 2020

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