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Comment
. 2019 Sep;19(5):431-432.
doi: 10.7861/clinmedicine.19-5-431a.

Oesophago-pericardial fistula

Michael Pope  1 , Andre Briosa E Gala  1 , Andrew Cox  1 , Timothy Betts  1
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Comment

Oesophago-pericardial fistula

Michael Pope et al. Clin Med (Lond). 2019 Sep.
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