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... entire bowel lining may become weepy and persistently ooze blood . In rare ... colon ( colectomy ) . A second emergency complication of ulcerative colitis ... colon dilates , the entire thickness of the bowel becomes inflamed and weakened ...
... entire bowel lining may become weepy and persistently ooze blood . In rare ... colon ( colectomy ) . A second emergency complication of ulcerative colitis ... colon dilates , the entire thickness of the bowel becomes inflamed and weakened ...
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... entire colon . Medical investigators are continuing to try to ascertain the colonic events that lead to cancer . The development of a malignancy in ulcerative colitis seems to depend on at least two factors . We know that patients whose ...
... entire colon . Medical investigators are continuing to try to ascertain the colonic events that lead to cancer . The development of a malignancy in ulcerative colitis seems to depend on at least two factors . We know that patients whose ...
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... bowel . At times , the entire colon may have to be removed , in which case an ileostomy may be performed . Again , unlike the situa- tion with ulcerative colitis , if the rectum is spared in Crohn's dis- ease , it is possible to connect ...
... bowel . At times , the entire colon may have to be removed , in which case an ileostomy may be performed . Again , unlike the situa- tion with ulcerative colitis , if the rectum is spared in Crohn's dis- ease , it is possible to connect ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
The Cause of Inflammatory Bowel Disease | 11 |
The Anatomy of the Gastrointestinal Tract | 17 |
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