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Varices of the colon as a cause of gastrointestinal hemorrhage: Report of a case and review of the literature

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Diseases of the Colon & Rectum

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  1. Kumar R. Patel M.D. (Resident in Surgery),  Thomas K. Wu M.D. (Staff Surgeon, Associate Professor) & Samuel R. Powers Jr. M.D. (Professor and Chairman)

    Present address: Department of Surgery, Albany Medical College, Albany, New York

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    Kumar R. Patel M.D. (Resident in Surgery),  Thomas K. Wu M.D. (Staff Surgeon, Associate Professor) & Samuel R. Powers Jr. M.D. (Professor and Chairman)

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Patel, K.R., Wu, T.K. & Powers, S.R. Varices of the colon as a cause of gastrointestinal hemorrhage: Report of a case and review of the literature. Dis Colon Rectum 22, 321–323 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02609316

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