A Rare Cause of Life-Threatening Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding.

Gastroenterology

Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Electronic address:

Published: November 2023

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