Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Volume 61, Issue 3 , Pages 479-481 , March 2005

A magnified endoscopic view of esophageal melanocytosis

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Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Volume 61, Issue 3 , Pages 479-481 , March 2005

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