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Epicardial oesophageal duplication with hiatal hernia in a case of Turner's syndrome

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Abstract

The authors of this paper report the first case of epicardial oesophageal duplication causing hiatal hernia in a patient afflicted with Turner's syndrome, and they discuss its possible etiology.

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  1. Department of Radiology, 2nd Faculty of Medicine, University of Naples, I-80131, Italy

    O. Tamburrini

  2. Department of Pediatric Surgery, 2nd Faculty of Medicine, University of Naples, I-80131, Italy

    B. Cigliano & G. Esposito

  3. Department of Pediatrics, 2nd Faculty of Medicine, University of Naples, I-80131, Italy

    S. Cucchiara

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  1. O. Tamburrini
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Tamburrini, O., Cigliano, B., Cucchiara, S. et al. Epicardial oesophageal duplication with hiatal hernia in a case of Turner's syndrome. Pediatr Radiol 13, 342–343 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01625963

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