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Where Is the Acid Coming from? Esophago-Gastric Fistula Following Laparoscopic Nissen Fundoplication

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C.L.C. was supported by Digestive Disease Research Foundation (DDRF) NYC, NY.

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  1. Department of Internal Medicine, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR, USA

    Carlene L. Chun

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

    Carlene L. Chun, Gansevoort Dunnington & George Triadafilopoulos

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

    Carlene L. Chun, Gansevoort Dunnington & George Triadafilopoulos

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Chun, C.L., Dunnington, G. & Triadafilopoulos, G. Where Is the Acid Coming from? Esophago-Gastric Fistula Following Laparoscopic Nissen Fundoplication. Dig Dis Sci 58, 1486–1490 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10620-012-2545-1

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