Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
Volume 109, Issue 3 , Pages 241-244 , March 2010

Esophageal Intramural Pseudodiverticulosis Complicated With Stricture

  • Shian-Min Liu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Tainan Municipal Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Dr Shian-Min Liu, Department of Pathology, Tainan Municipal Hospital, 670 Chung-Te Road, Tainan, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Hsing-Hsien Wu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Tainan Municipal Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Kuo-Kuan Chang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Tainan Municipal Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Li-Jung Tseng

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Tainan Municipal Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Shu-Chen Han

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Tainan Municipal Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Lein-Ray Mo

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Tainan Municipal Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan

Received 13 September 2007 ,Revised 8 April 2008 ,Accepted 12 June 2008.

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PII: S0929-6646(10)60048-4

doi: 10.1016/S0929-6646(10)60048-4

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
Volume 109, Issue 3 , Pages 241-244 , March 2010

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