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Esophageal Adenocarcinoma Presenting as Pseudo-Achalasia in a Patient with Juvenile Polyposis Syndrome: An Enemy Out of the Blue

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  1. Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA

    Carlene Lihalakha Chun & George Triadafilopoulos

  2. El Camino Hospital, Mountain View, CA, USA

    Saul Eisenstat, Shane Dormady, Charles Lombard & George Triadafilopoulos

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Chun, C.L., Eisenstat, S., Dormady, S. et al. Esophageal Adenocarcinoma Presenting as Pseudo-Achalasia in a Patient with Juvenile Polyposis Syndrome: An Enemy Out of the Blue. Dig Dis Sci 56, 1944–1948 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10620-011-1579-0

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