Disintegration of Large Gastric Lactobezoars by N-acetylcysteine
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Peter Heinz-Erian
Department of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria
Address correspondence and reprint requests to Peter Heinz-Erian, MD, Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Medical University Innsbruck, Anichstrasse 35, A-6020 Innsbruck, Austria (e-mail: [email protected]).Search for more papers by this authorAndreas Klein-Franke
Department of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria
Search for more papers by this authorIngmar Gassner
Department of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria
Search for more papers by this authorGabriele Kropshofer
Department of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria
Search for more papers by this authorChristina Salvador
Department of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria
Search for more papers by this authorBernhard Meister
Department of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria
Search for more papers by this authorThomas Müller
Department of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria
Search for more papers by this authorSabine Scholl-Buergi
Department of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria
Search for more papers by this authorCorresponding Author
Peter Heinz-Erian
Department of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria
Address correspondence and reprint requests to Peter Heinz-Erian, MD, Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Medical University Innsbruck, Anichstrasse 35, A-6020 Innsbruck, Austria (e-mail: [email protected]).Search for more papers by this authorAndreas Klein-Franke
Department of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria
Search for more papers by this authorIngmar Gassner
Department of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria
Search for more papers by this authorGabriele Kropshofer
Department of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria
Search for more papers by this authorChristina Salvador
Department of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria
Search for more papers by this authorBernhard Meister
Department of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria
Search for more papers by this authorThomas Müller
Department of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria
Search for more papers by this authorSabine Scholl-Buergi
Department of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria
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