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Ischemic colitis involving a limited segment of the proximal transverse colon in a young diabetic woman was identified and treated. Important clinical, radiographic, and histopathologic findings are detailed.
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Spotnitz, W.D., van Natta, F.C., Bashist, B. et al. Localized ischemic colitis in a young woman with diabetes. Dis Colon Rectum 27, 481–484 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02555549
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