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CASE REPORT: Vagus Nerve Injury with Severe Diarrhea After Laparoscopic Antireflux Surgery

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    Andrzej Ukleja, Timothy A. Woodward & Sami R. Achem

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Ukleja, A., Woodward, T.A. & Achem, S.R. CASE REPORT: Vagus Nerve Injury with Severe Diarrhea After Laparoscopic Antireflux Surgery. Dig Dis Sci 47, 1590–1593 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1015831505810

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