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Diverticulitis in a patient with a 47-year defunctionalized colon

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  1. Service des Maladies de l'Appareil Digestif and Clinique Chirurgicale, Hôpital Charles Nicolle, Centre Hospitalier Régional et Universitaire, 76031, Rouen Cédex, France

    J. P. Desechalliers MD,  J. P. Galmiche MD, Ph. Denis MD, P. Teniere MD, J. Testart MD & R. Colin MD

  2. Laboratoire de Physiologie et d'Explorations Fonctionnelles, Centre Hospitalier Regional et Universitaire, Hôtel-Dieu, 76031, Rouen Cédex

    J. P. Desechalliers MD,  J. P. Galmiche MD, Ph. Denis MD, P. Teniere MD, J. Testart MD & R. Colin MD

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Desechalliers, J.P., Galmiche, J.P., Denis, P. et al. Diverticulitis in a patient with a 47-year defunctionalized colon. Digest Dis Sci 26, 187–190 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01312240

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