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. 1991 Sep;67(791):837–839. doi: 10.1136/pgmj.67.791.837

Small bowel infarction mimicking Crohn's ileitis

PJ Thuluvath, MD Feher, J Wiggins
PMCID: PMC2399116  PMID: 1946130

Abstract

A case of superior mesenteric arterial embolic occlusion with radiological features mimicking small bowel Crohn's disease is reported.

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