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Impending Megacolon: Small Bowel Distension As a Predictor of Toxic Megacolon in Ulcerative Colitis

Overview
Journal Intern Emerg Med
Publisher Springer
Specialties Emergency Medicine
General Medicine
Date 2012 Jul 31
PMID 22843318
Citations 4
Authors
Akira Hokama
Tetsuya Ohira
Kazuto Kishimoto
Fukunori Kinjo
Jiro Fujita
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