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Sister Mary Joseph’s Nodule Presenting as Large Bowel Obstruction: A Case Report and Brief Review of the Literature

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  1. Department of Surgery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, 3400 Spruce Street, 4 Maloney, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA

    Brant W. Ullery & Heather Wachtel

  2. Department of Surgery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, 3400 Spruce Street, 4 Silverstein Pavillion, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA

    Steven E. Raper

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Ullery, B.W., Wachtel, H. & Raper, S.E. Sister Mary Joseph’s Nodule Presenting as Large Bowel Obstruction: A Case Report and Brief Review of the Literature. J Gastrointest Surg 17, 1832–1835 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11605-013-2257-7

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