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. 1994 May-Jun;40(3):376-8.

doi: 10.1016/s0016-5107(94)70080-x.

Cerebral air embolism after gastroduodenoscopy: complication of a duodenocaval fistula

S U Christl¹, W Scheppach, U Peters, T Kirchner

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PMID: 8056250
DOI: 10.1016/s0016-5107(94)70080-x

Case Reports

Cerebral air embolism after gastroduodenoscopy: complication of a duodenocaval fistula

S U Christl et al. Gastrointest Endosc. 1994 May-Jun.

. 1994 May-Jun;40(3):376-8.

doi: 10.1016/s0016-5107(94)70080-x.

Authors

S U Christl¹, W Scheppach, U Peters, T Kirchner

Affiliation

¹ Department of Medicine, University of Wuerzburg, Germany.

PMID: 8056250
DOI: 10.1016/s0016-5107(94)70080-x

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