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Case report

Acute gastric volvulus: An unusual cause of gastric outlet obstruction

K. K. Yau Department of Surgery, Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital, Hong Kong, ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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W. T. Siu Department of Surgery, Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital, Hong Kong, China
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H. Y. S. Cheung Department of Surgery, Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital, Hong Kong, China
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G. P. C. Yang Department of Surgery, Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital, Hong Kong, China
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M. K. Li Department of Surgery, Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital, Hong Kong, China
Pages 2-5 | Published online: 10 Jul 2009

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