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Painless diarrhea secondary to intestinal ischemia. Diagnosis of atheromatous emboli by jejunal biopsy

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Socinski, M.A., Frankel, JP., Morrow, P.L. et al. Painless diarrhea secondary to intestinal ischemia. Diagnosis of atheromatous emboli by jejunal biopsy. Digest Dis Sci 29, 674–677 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01347303

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