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van der Post, C.R.S., van Krieken, J.H. (2017). Gastric Cardia (Proximal Stomach). In: Carneiro, F., Chaves, P., Ensari, A. (eds) Pathology of the Gastrointestinal Tract. Encyclopedia of Pathology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-40560-5_1568
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