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Malignant Esophageal Pericardial Fistula Presenting as Cardiac Tamponade

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  1. Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, University of Tennessee, Memphis, Tennessee, USA

    Claudio Tombazzi MD, Gustavo Marino MD, June Yong MD, Victor Vallejo MD & Kapuluru Reddy MD

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Tombazzi, C., Marino, G., Yong, J. et al. Malignant Esophageal Pericardial Fistula Presenting as Cardiac Tamponade. Dig Dis Sci 51, 1290–1293 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10620-006-8051-6

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