Large Jejunal Phytobezoar with Small Bowel Obstruction Treated by Single-Balloon Enteroscopy

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Eun Young Park (Department of Internal Medicine, Pusan National University School of Medicine and Biomedical Research Institute, Pusan National University Hospital) ;
Dong Hoon Baek (Department of Internal Medicine, Pusan National University School of Medicine and Biomedical Research Institute, Pusan National University Hospital) ;
Bong Eun Lee (Department of Internal Medicine, Pusan National University School of Medicine and Biomedical Research Institute, Pusan National University Hospital) ;
Gwang Ha Kim (Department of Internal Medicine, Pusan National University School of Medicine and Biomedical Research Institute, Pusan National University Hospital) ;
Geun Am Song (Department of Internal Medicine, Pusan National University School of Medicine and Biomedical Research Institute, Pusan National University Hospital)

This work was supported by a clinical research grant from Pusan National University Hospital in 2020.

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