Scleroderma of the colon with obstruction
- 1 April 1976
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Diseases of the Colon & Rectum
- Vol. 19 (3) , 256-259
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf02590915
Abstract
A case of a patient who had colonic obstruction caused by scleroderma is described. The obstruction initially was treated by means of a colostomy, and later subtotal colectomy was carried out. This is the 5th report of a patient with symptomatic colonic scleroderma successfully treatd by colonic resection. A review of colonic scleroderma is included.This publication has 6 references indexed in Scilit:
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