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. 2021 May 4;4(2):e000261.
doi: 10.1136/wjps-2021-000261. eCollection 2021.

Colon stricture after hemolytic uremic syndrome

Maria Luís Sacras  1 , Catarina Ladeira  1 , Sara Cordeiro Pereira  1 , Rui Alves  1
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Colon stricture after hemolytic uremic syndrome

Maria Luís Sacras et al. World J Pediatr Surg. .
No abstract available

Keywords: pediatrics.

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Competing interests: None declared.

Figures

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Figure 1
CT scan, after intravenous contrast injection, showing dilated descending colon and stenotic sigmoid colon segment (blue arrow). L, left.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Inverted contrast enema displaying stenotic sigmoid segment (arrow).
Figure 3
Figure 3
Surgical resected segment showing stenotic and perforated segments (blue and green arrow, respectively).
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