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. 1955 Apr;141(4):527–535. doi: 10.1097/00000658-195504000-00015

Megaduodenum Resulting from Absence of the Parasympathetic Ganglion Cells in Auerbach's Plexus

Review of the Literature and Report of a Case *

William O Barnett, Lester Wall
PMCID: PMC1609804  PMID: 14362386

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