Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Volume 61, Issue 3 , Pages 473-475 , March 2005

Successful recanalization of a completely obliterated esophageal stricture by using an endoscopic rendezvous maneuver

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Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Volume 61, Issue 3 , Pages 473-475 , March 2005

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