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Endoscopic management of oesophageal food bolus obstruction: flexibility is the way forward

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    A. C. Leong & D. B. Mitchell

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Leong, A.C., Mitchell, D.B. Endoscopic management of oesophageal food bolus obstruction: flexibility is the way forward. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 265, 493–494 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00405-007-0571-y

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