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CT findings of increased splanchnic circulation in a case of celiac sprue

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We report a diagnosis of celiac disease first suggested by the computed tomographic appearance, which included findings indicative of increased splanchnic circulation. Similar findings have been reported with angiography and ultrasound but, to our knowledge, have not been reported with computed tomography.

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  1. Department of Radiology, University of Alabama Hospital, N358 Jefferson Towers, 619 South 19th Street, Birmingham, AL 35249-6830, USA

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Moser, P., Smith, J. CT findings of increased splanchnic circulation in a case of celiac sprue . Abdom Imaging 29, 15–17 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00261-003-0084-0

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