Colonic perforation in collagenous colitis: An unusual complication

European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 121-124

  Bohr, Johan ^a   Larsson, Lars Göran ^a   Eriksson, Sune ^a   Järnerot, Gunnar ^a   Tysk, Curt ^a,b  

^a ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Collagenous colitis; Colonic perforation; Diarrhoea

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BARIUM ENEMA; BLEEDING; CASE REPORT; COLLAGENOUS COLITIS; COLON MUCOSA; COLON PERFORATION; COLONOSCOPY; DESCENDING COLON; DIARRHEA; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LAMINA PROPRIA; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS;

BARIUM SULFATE; COLITIS, COLLAGENOUS; COLON; COLONIC DISEASES; CONTRAST MEDIA; ENEMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTESTINAL PERFORATION; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 12344277630     PISSN: 0954691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00042737-200501000-00022     Document Type: Article

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