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Immediate Placement of a Temporary Covered Stent for the Management of Iatrogenic Malignant Esophageal Perforation

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Hu, HT., Song, HY. & Kim, J.H. Immediate Placement of a Temporary Covered Stent for the Management of Iatrogenic Malignant Esophageal Perforation. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol 34, 886–888 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00270-010-9995-7

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