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CASE REPORT: Ultrasonographic Detection of Toxic Megacolon in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases

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Maconi, G., Sampietro, G.M., Ardizzone, S. et al. CASE REPORT: Ultrasonographic Detection of Toxic Megacolon in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases. Dig Dis Sci 49, 138–142 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1023/B:DDAS.0000011615.64250.6e

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