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Intragastric balloon inside a Meckel's diverticulum: a rare cause of small bowel obstruction
Edward Young MBBS,
Edward Young MBBS
Division of Surgical Specialties and Anaesthetics, Lyell McEwin Hospital, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Search for more papers by this author Devinder P. Raju MBBS, MS, DNB (Gen Surgery), FRACS, FCSSANZ,
Devinder P. Raju MBBS, MS, DNB (Gen Surgery), FRACS, FCSSANZ
Division of Surgical Specialties and Anaesthetics, Lyell McEwin Hospital, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Search for more papers by this author Matthew Ryan MBBS, FRACS, BSc,
Matthew Ryan MBBS, FRACS, BSc
Division of Surgical Specialties and Anaesthetics, Lyell McEwin Hospital, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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Edward Young MBBS,
Edward Young MBBS
Division of Surgical Specialties and Anaesthetics, Lyell McEwin Hospital, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Search for more papers by this author Devinder P. Raju MBBS, MS, DNB (Gen Surgery), FRACS, FCSSANZ,
Devinder P. Raju MBBS, MS, DNB (Gen Surgery), FRACS, FCSSANZ
Division of Surgical Specialties and Anaesthetics, Lyell McEwin Hospital, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Search for more papers by this author Matthew Ryan MBBS, FRACS, BSc,
Matthew Ryan MBBS, FRACS, BSc
Division of Surgical Specialties and Anaesthetics, Lyell McEwin Hospital, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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First published: 21 May 2020
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