An Unusual Cause of Duodenal Obstruction: Watch Your Feet!

GE Port J Gastroenterol

Pathology Department, Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Ocidental, Hospital Egas Moniz, Lisboa, Portugal.

Published: November 2023

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