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Syncope induced by dysphagia correction by esophageal dilatation

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  1. From the Gastroenterology Division, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Utah College of Medicine, USA

    Keith G. Tolman MD & W. Dean Ashworth MD

  2. the Medical Service, Veterans Administration Hospital, Salt Lake City, Utah

    Keith G. Tolman MD & W. Dean Ashworth MD

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The authors wish to thank Dr. E. Englert, Jr for his advice and encouragement, and Miss Kathleen Borick for assisting in the preparation of the manuscript.

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Tolman, K.G., Ashworth, W.D. Syncope induced by dysphagia correction by esophageal dilatation. Digest Dis Sci 16, 1026–1031 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02235016

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