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Sclerosing mesocolitis.

W M Steely·S M Gooden
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A case report of sclerosing mesocolitis is presented. This is an unusual and poorly understood entity. A 49-year-old woman presented with episodic abdominal pain and a palpable abdominal mass. A fibrotic mass causing extensive compression of her cecum and transverse colon was found at laparotomy. The pathologic findings and treatment of sclerosing mesocolitis are discussed.

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W M Steely, S M Gooden. 1986. Sclerosing mesocolitis.. https://doi.org/10.1007/bf02553035

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