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Giant colonic diverticula—Three distinct entities

Report of a case

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Diseases of the Colon & Rectum

Abstract

A case report and review of the literature support a new theory that giant colonic diverticula are three distinct pathologic entities. The three types can be separated by histologic type.

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  1. Department of Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, 53295, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

    Richard McNutt M.D., David Schmitt M.D. &  William Schulte M.D.

  2. Department of Surgery, VA Medical Center, 5000 W. National Avenue, 53295, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

    Richard McNutt M.D., David Schmitt M.D. &  William Schulte M.D.

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McNutt, R., Schmitt, D. & Schulte, W. Giant colonic diverticula—Three distinct entities. Dis Colon Rectum 31, 624–628 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02556799

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