Amyloidosis of the distal ileum: A stricturing lesion is not always Crohn's disease

Brigid Wolf¹, Gavin Joe², Chris Dow^{3

4}, Hinna Azher¹, Justin M Yeung^{2

4

5}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Colorectal Surgery, Western Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
² Department of Surgery, Western Precinct, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
³ Department of Medicine, Western Precinct, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
⁴ Dorevitch Pathology, Western Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
⁵ Chronic Disease Alliance, Western Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

Brigid Wolf et al. ANZ J Surg. 2022 Mar.

. 2022 Mar;92(3):576-578.

doi: 10.1111/ans.17084. Epub 2021 Jul 23.

Brigid Wolf¹, Gavin Joe², Chris Dow^{3

4}, Hinna Azher¹, Justin M Yeung^{2

4

5}

¹ Department of Colorectal Surgery, Western Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
² Department of Surgery, Western Precinct, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
³ Department of Medicine, Western Precinct, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
⁴ Dorevitch Pathology, Western Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
⁵ Chronic Disease Alliance, Western Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

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