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ASO Author Reflections: Improving Quality of Life for Patients With Malignant Bowel Obstructions: A Role for Transesophageal Gastrostomy Tubes

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  1. Department of Surgery, General Surgery, Cooper University Health Care, Camden, NJ, USA

    Clara Zhu MD & Young K. Hong MD

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Zhu, C., Hong, Y.K. ASO Author Reflections: Improving Quality of Life for Patients With Malignant Bowel Obstructions: A Role for Transesophageal Gastrostomy Tubes. Ann Surg Oncol 29, 272–273 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-021-10816-2

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