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Clostridium septicum Myonecrosis Secondary to an Occult Small Bowel Adenocarcinoma

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  1. Spectrum Health/Michigan State University General Surgery Residency, 221 Michigan NE, Suite 402, Grand Rapids, MI, 49503, USA

    Rachel N. Saunders & Emiko Hayakawa

  2. Spectrum Health Hospital, Acute Care Surgery, 221 Michigan NE, Suite 402, Grand Rapids, MI, 49503, USA

    Charles J. Gibson & Alistair J. Chapman

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Saunders, R.N., Hayakawa, E., Gibson, C.J. et al. Clostridium septicum Myonecrosis Secondary to an Occult Small Bowel Adenocarcinoma. J Gastrointest Canc 50, 1001–1004 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12029-018-0168-2

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