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Cricopharyngeal Intramural Hematoma: An Unusual Complication of Orthopedic Intervention

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Meyer, M.M., Levine, E.J. Cricopharyngeal Intramural Hematoma: An Unusual Complication of Orthopedic Intervention. Dysphagia 24, 438–440 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00455-009-9218-z

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