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Diffuse digestive bezoar: a rare and severe complication of enteral nutrition in the intensive care unit (ICU)

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    Jean-Paul Bouwyn, Thomas Clavier, Jean-Pierre Eraldi, François Bougerol, Jean-Philippe Rigaud, Igor Auriant & Nicolas Devos

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Bouwyn, JP., Clavier, T., Eraldi, JP. et al. Diffuse digestive bezoar: a rare and severe complication of enteral nutrition in the intensive care unit (ICU). Intensive Care Med 38, 730–731 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-011-2428-5

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