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Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Fine-Needle Aspiration for Duodenal Obstruction Without a Discrete Mass

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Nakai, Y., Isayama, H., Takahara, N. et al. Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Fine-Needle Aspiration for Duodenal Obstruction Without a Discrete Mass. Dig Dis Sci 60, 1502–1504 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10620-014-3458-y

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