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CASE REPORT: Meal-Induced Dysphagia and Otalgia Secondary to a Pyriform Sinus Fistula

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  1. Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota, USA

    Christopher M. Gibbs & Gianrico Farrugia

  2. Division of Thoracic Surgery, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota, USA

    Francis C. Nichols

  3. Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota, USA

    Jan L. Kasperbauer

  4. Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota, USA

    Eric A. Jensen

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Gibbs, C.M., Nichols, F.C., Kasperbauer, J.L. et al. CASE REPORT: Meal-Induced Dysphagia and Otalgia Secondary to a Pyriform Sinus Fistula. Dig Dis Sci 49, 1560–1562 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1023/B:DDAS.0000042265.59434.da

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