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Two Evils: Gastrocolic Fistula and Heart Failure

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  1. Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, Stanford School of Medicine, Alway Building, Room M-211, 300 Pasteur Drive, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA

    Edward Sheen

  2. Department of Medicine, Stanford School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA

    Robert J. Huang

  3. Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, Stanford School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA

    George Triadafilopoulos

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Sheen, E., Huang, R.J. & Triadafilopoulos, G. Two Evils: Gastrocolic Fistula and Heart Failure. Dig Dis Sci 59, 928–932 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10620-013-2911-7

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