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Vasculitis can cause local or diffuse pathological changes in the gastrointestinal tract, resulting in nonspecific paralytic ileus, mesenteric ischemia, submucosal edema and hemorrhage, or bowel perforation or stricture.
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Paolantonio, P., Dromain, C. (2014). V. In: Imaging of Small Bowel, Colon and Rectum. A-Z Notes in Radiological Practice and Reporting. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-5489-9_22
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