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Perforation of the colon in unsuspected amebic colitis: Report of two cases

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Diseases of the Colon & Rectum

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  1. Hugo L. Mendonca Jr. M.D. (Resident in Surgery) & Burton I. Korelitz M.D. (Attending Physician)

    Present address: Surgical and Medical Services of Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, New York

  2. John O. Vieta M.D. (Director of Surgery, Professor of Surgery)

    Present address: New York Medical College, New York, USA

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  1. Surgical and Medical Services of Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, New York

    John O. Vieta M.D. (Director of Surgery, Professor of Surgery)

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Mendonca, H.L., Vieta, J.O. & Korelitz, B.I. Perforation of the colon in unsuspected amebic colitis: Report of two cases. Dis Colon Rectum 20, 149–153 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02587334

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