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Free perforation of the colon in Crohn's disease:

Report of a case and review of the literature

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Diseases of the Colon & Rectum

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Free perforation of the colon in Crohn's disease is a very rare complication. An additional case, the 17th in the literature, is described, and previous reports are reviewed.

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  1. Department of Surgery “A” Tel-Aviv Medical Center, Ichilov Hospital, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, 6 Weizman Street, 64239, Tel-Aviv, Israel

    Ruben Orda M.D., M.S., Benad Goldwaser M.D. & Theodor Wiznitzer M.D.

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Orda, R., Goldwaser, B. & Wiznitzer, T. Free perforation of the colon in Crohn's disease:. Dis Colon Rectum 25, 145–147 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02553261

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