Gastrohepatic Fistula Secondary to Metastatic Colon Cancer as a Rare Etiology of Upper Gastrointestinal Bleed.

Am J Gastroenterol

Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA .

Published: December 2024


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