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Case Report: A Case of Fish Bone Perforation of the Stomach Mimicking a Locally Advanced Pancreatic Carcinoma

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    Brian K.P. Goh, Hsiang-Sui Chan, Hock-Soo Ong, Thirvgnanam Agasthian, Kenneth T.E. Chang & Wai-Keong Wong

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Goh, B.K., Jeyaraj, PR., Chan, HS. et al. Case Report: A Case of Fish Bone Perforation of the Stomach Mimicking a Locally Advanced Pancreatic Carcinoma. Dig Dis Sci 49, 1935–1937 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10620-004-9595-y

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