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Irradiation-induced colonic stricture and colitis cystica profunda: Report of a case

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Diseases of the Colon & Rectum

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A 57-year-old patient was operated upon for a colonic stricture that appeared 18 years after removal of a clear-cell carcinoma of the kidney, followed by irradiation therapy. In addition to typical irradiation-induced changes and fibrotic stricture, colitis cystica profunda was discovered. Review of the literature showed no similar case.

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  1. Department of Gastroenterology, Surgery “A” and Pathology, Municipal Governmental Medical Center, Ichilov Hospital, Tel-Aviv University Medical School, Tel-Aviv, Israel

    Mimi Baratz M.D., Nahum Werbin M.D., Theodor Wiznitzer M.D. & Paul Rozen M.D.

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Baratz, M., Werbin, N., Wiznitzer, T. et al. Irradiation-induced colonic stricture and colitis cystica profunda: Report of a case. Dis Colon Rectum 21, 75–79 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02586553

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