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Clinical Case Review

Delayed diagnosis of a case of Zenker’s diverticulum. What may happen when a family physician does not visit his family physician

Zekeriya AkturkFamily Physician, ailem Academic Counseling, Izmir, Turkey; Correspondence[email protected]
,
Ali Bilal UlasDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Ataturk University Medical Faculty, Erzurum, Turkey
&
Atila ErogluDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Ataturk University Medical Faculty, Erzurum, Turkey
Pages 151-154 | Received 21 Dec 2017, Accepted 04 Apr 2018, Published online: 04 May 2018

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