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First Reported Case of Intentional Use of a Duodenal Stent to Treat Gastric Outlet Obstruction Prior to Pancreaticoduodenectomy in a Patient with Pancreatic Cancer

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Ahmad, S., Adler, D.G. First Reported Case of Intentional Use of a Duodenal Stent to Treat Gastric Outlet Obstruction Prior to Pancreaticoduodenectomy in a Patient with Pancreatic Cancer. Dig Dis Sci 59, 489–492 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10620-013-2895-3

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