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From impending toxic megacolon to multiple organ failure in severe ulcerative colitis

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  1. Clinica Medica I, Centro per lo Studio e la Cura delle Malattie Infiammatorie Croniche Intestinali, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico S. Matteo, Università di Pavia, Piazzale Golgi 5, 27100, Pavia, Italy

    Antonio Di Sabatino, Paolo Giuffrida & Gino Roberto Corazza

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Di Sabatino, A., Giuffrida, P. & Corazza, G.R. From impending toxic megacolon to multiple organ failure in severe ulcerative colitis. Intern Emerg Med 8, 185–186 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11739-012-0849-y

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