Management of Anastomotic Leakage after Gastrointestinal Surgery Using Fluoroscopy-guided Foley Catheter
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165 Correspondence to: Wook Kim, Department of Surgery, St. Mary’s Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine, 62, Yeouido-dong, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul 150-713, Korea. Tel: 02-3779-1175, Fax: 02-786-0802, E-mail: [email protected] Received October 18, 2009, Accepted December 1, 2009 Management of Anastomotic Leakage after Gastrointestinal Surgery Using Fluoroscopy-guided Foley Catheter
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