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Scleroderma of the colon with obstruction: Report of a case

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Diseases of the Colon & Rectum

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A case of a patient who had colonic obstruction caused by scleroderma is described. The obstruction initially was treated by means of a colostomy, and later subtotal colectomy was carried out. This is the fifth report of a patient with symptomatic colonic scleroderma successfully treated by colonic resection. A review of colonic scleroderma is included.

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  1. Department of Surgery-Suite 728, 250 East Superior Street, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, 60611, Chicago, Illinois

    Robert P. Davis M.D.,  James R. Hines M.D. & William R. Flinn M.D.

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Davis, R.P., Hines, J.R. & Flinn, W.R. Scleroderma of the colon with obstruction: Report of a case. Dis Colon Rectum 19, 256–259 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02590915

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