Gastroenterology
Volume 139, Issue 4 , Pages e1-e2 , October 2010

A Rare Complication of Chemotherapy in a 56-Year-Old Patient

  • Jen-Wei Chou, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Taichung, Taiwan
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  • Yu-Chi Tseng, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Emergency Medicine, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Chun-Kai Tseng, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Emergency Medicine, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan

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doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2009.11.059

Gastroenterology
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