Perforation posterior to endoscopic band ligation of a gastric submucosal tumor

Endoscopy 2012; 44(S 02): E296-E297
DOI: 10.1055/s-0032-1309916

Unusual cases and technical notes

X. B. Xing

Department of Gastroenterology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China

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J. H. Wang

Department of Gastroenterology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China

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M. H. Chen

Department of Gastroenterology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China

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Y. Cui

Department of Gastroenterology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China

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