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Fulminant amebic colitis

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Diseases of the Colon & Rectum

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Nine patients with fulminating amebic colitis who were treated surgically from 1975 to 1982 are presented. Only those who had bowel resections with exteriorization of the cut ends survived. The pertinent literature is reviewed briefly.

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  1. Department of Surgery and Pathology, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, 221005, Varanasi, India

    V. K. Shukla, S. K. Roy, M. P. Vaidya & M. L. Mehrotra

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Shukla, V.K., Roy, S.K., Vaidya, M.P. et al. Fulminant amebic colitis. Dis Colon Rectum 29, 398–401 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02555057

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