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Vascular Ectasia of the Proximal Stomach

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  1. Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida, USA

    Mohammad Al-Haddad, Eric M. Ward, Kenneth R. DeVault, Ernest P. Bouras & Massimo Raimondo

  2. Mayo Clinic, 4500 San Pablo Road, Jacksonville, Florida, 32225, USA

    Massimo Raimondo

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Al-Haddad, M., Ward, E.M., DeVault, K.R. et al. Vascular Ectasia of the Proximal Stomach. Dig Dis Sci 52, 1367–1369 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10620-006-9291-1

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