Gastroenterology
Volume 138, Issue 2 , Page 434 , February 2010

Colonoscopy: An Unusual Complication

  • Adam C. Alder, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas
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  • Daniel L. Scott, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas
    • ,
  • Jeffrey D. Browning, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine and Advanced Imaging Research Center, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas

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 Conflicts of interest The authors disclose no conflicts.

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PII: S0016-5085(09)01874-5

doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2009.08.072

Gastroenterology
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