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Segmental vascular occlusion of the colon

A tentative diagnosis in two pediatric cases

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Segmental vascular occlusion of the colon is a rare, quite commonly reversible condition, so far recorded only in adults. The present report deals with two pediatric patients displaying clinical and radiological findings consistent with this entiry. A benign course of disease with rapidly subsiding manifestations support our interpretation. The etiology remains obscure.

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  1. Department of Pediatric Radiology, Karolinska Hospital, S-104 01, Stockholm, Sweden

    J. F. Andersen & O. Eklöf

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Andersen, J.F., Eklöf, O. Segmental vascular occlusion of the colon. Pediatr Radiol 11, 5–7 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00972037

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