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Intensive Care Medicine
Published in: Intensive Care Medicine 4/2012

01-04-2012 | Correspondence

Diffuse digestive bezoar: a rare and severe complication of enteral nutrition in the intensive care unit (ICU)

Authors: Jean-Paul Bouwyn, Thomas Clavier, Jean-Pierre Eraldi, François Bougerol, Jean-Philippe Rigaud, Igor Auriant, Nicolas Devos

Published in: Intensive Care Medicine | Issue 4/2012

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Title
Diffuse digestive bezoar: a rare and severe complication of enteral nutrition in the intensive care unit (ICU)
Authors
Jean-Paul Bouwyn
Thomas Clavier
Jean-Pierre Eraldi
François Bougerol
Jean-Philippe Rigaud
Igor Auriant
Nicolas Devos
Publication date
01-04-2012
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Intensive Care Medicine / Issue 4/2012
Print ISSN: 0342-4642
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1238
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-011-2428-5

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