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Case Report: Use of Single Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy in Management of Gastric Volvulus in Three Patients

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  1. Tat-Kin Tsang
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  2. Yolandra L. Johnson
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Tsang, TK., Johnson, Y.L., Pollack, J. et al. Case Report: Use of Single Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy in Management of Gastric Volvulus in Three Patients. Dig Dis Sci 43, 2659–2665 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1026651210969

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