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Idiopathic colonic and small bowel varices: a rare endoscopic finding
Yue Zhao MBBS, MMed (Surgery),
Yue Zhao MBBS, MMed (Surgery)
Department of Colorectal Surgery, Sengkang General Hospital, Singapore
Contribution: Data curation, Formal analysis, Writing - original draft
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Winson Jianhong Tan MBBS, FRCS(Ed)
Department of Colorectal Surgery, Sengkang General Hospital, Singapore
Contribution: Conceptualization
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Yue Zhao MBBS, MMed (Surgery),
Yue Zhao MBBS, MMed (Surgery)
Department of Colorectal Surgery, Sengkang General Hospital, Singapore
Contribution: Data curation, Formal analysis, Writing - original draft
Search for more papers by this author Winson Jianhong Tan MBBS, FRCS(Ed),
Winson Jianhong Tan MBBS, FRCS(Ed)
Department of Colorectal Surgery, Sengkang General Hospital, Singapore
Contribution: Conceptualization
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First published: 04 September 2024
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