Endoscopic closure of gastric perforation from eroded Jackson-Pratt drain using over-the-scope clips.

Ann Gastroenterol

Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, The Brooklyn Hospital Center, Academic Affiliate of The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Clinical Affiliate of The Mount Sinai Hospital, 121 Dekalb Avenue, Brooklyn, New York, USA.

Published: January 2018

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