Spiked Helmet Sign in a Patient With Septic Shock After Ivor-Lewis Esophagectomy

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José Moreu Burgos
Jesús Cuesta Domingo
Beatriz Garcia-Cano Escondrillas
Javier Zaplana Gil
Francisco José Avila Sánchez
Miguel Ángel Arias Palomares
Luis Rodríguez Padial
José Moreu Burgos

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Moreu Burgos, J., Domingo, J. C., Escondrillas, B. G.-C., Gil, J. Z., Avila Sánchez, F. J., Arias Palomares, M. Ángel, Padial, L. R., & Burgos, J. M. (2025). Spiked Helmet Sign in a Patient With Septic Shock After Ivor-Lewis Esophagectomy. Global Journal of Medical and Clinical Case Reports, 194–196. https://doi.org/10.17352/gjmccr.000225 (Original work published September 13, 2025)
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