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Left colon cancer presenting as fecopneumothorax: a case report and review of literature

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  1. Department of Digestive and Metabolic Surgery, Jean Verdier Hospital, Paris XIII University—University Hospitals of Paris Seine Saint-Denis, Ave du 14 Juillet, 93140, Bondy, France

    Malek Tabbara, Marco Nencioni & Sergio Carandina

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Tabbara, M., Nencioni, M. & Carandina, S. Left colon cancer presenting as fecopneumothorax: a case report and review of literature. Int J Colorectal Dis 30, 275–276 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00384-014-1970-3

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