Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Volume 71, Issue 4 , Pages 867-869 , April 2010

First human case of esophagus-tracheal fistula closure by using a cardiac septal occluder (with video)

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doi: 10.1016/j.gie.2009.08.036

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Volume 71, Issue 4 , Pages 867-869 , April 2010

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