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Giant pseudopolyps in granulomatous colitis

Report of a case

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Diseases of the Colon & Rectum

Abstract

A case of giant localized pseudopolyp causing partial large-bowel obstruction and occurring in granulomatous colitis is reported. This represented the first manifestation of the patient's disease. The role of surgery in certain patients is discussed.

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  1. Department of Surgery, University of Iowa, 30th and Euclid, 50310, Iowa City

    Romeo S. Berardi M.D., James Hopkins M.D., Gregory Thompson M.D. & K. A. Devaiah M.D.

  2. Department of Surgery and Pathology, Veterans Administration Medical Center, 30th and Euclid, 50310, Des Moines, Iowa

    Romeo S. Berardi M.D., James Hopkins M.D., Gregory Thompson M.D. & K. A. Devaiah M.D.

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Berardi, R.S., Hopkins, J., Thompson, G. et al. Giant pseudopolyps in granulomatous colitis. Dis Colon Rectum 27, 621–623 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02553860

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