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The Windsock Sign: a Pathognomonic Sign of Internal Duodenal Diverticulum

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  1. Department of Surgery, Methodist Richardson Medical Center, 2805 East President George Bush Highway, Richardson, TX, 75082, USA

    Shankar Logarajah MD, Maitham A. Moslim MD & D. Rohan Jeyarajah MD

  2. Department of Surgery, TCU/UNTHSC School of Medicine, 3430 Camp Bowie Boulevard, Fort Worth, TX, 75082, USA

    D. Rohan Jeyarajah MD

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Logarajah, S., Moslim, M.A. & Jeyarajah, D.R. The Windsock Sign: a Pathognomonic Sign of Internal Duodenal Diverticulum. J Gastrointest Surg 26, 710–712 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11605-021-05187-8

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