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. 1972 Oct 14;4(5832):70–72. doi: 10.1136/bmj.4.5832.70

“Ischaemic” Colitis in Young Adults

A W Clark, R H Lloyd-Mostyn, M R de C Sadler
PMCID: PMC1786195  PMID: 4538649

Abstract

Four cases of transient haemorrhagic colitis seen in young adults resemble 10 others in the literature. The 14 cases are distinguished from the classical transient ischaemic colitis syndrome by their youth, the low incidence of stricture formation, and the prevalence of right-sided lesions.

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