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Thyroid artery erosion by esophageal cancer: management with interventional radiology. J Gastrointest Surg (2007) 0.75
Neoadjuvant radiochemotherapy for patients with locally advanced rectal cancer leads to impairment of the anal sphincter. J Gastrointest Surg (2006) 0.75
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