Acta Med. 2010, 53: 25-29

https://doi.org/10.14712/18059694.2016.59

Severe Cryptogenic Multifocal Ulcerous Stenosing Enteritis. A Report of Three Cases and Review of the Literature

Darina Kohoutováa, Jan Bureša, Věra Tyčováb, Jolana Bártováa, Ilja Tachecía, Stanislav Rejchrta, Zdeněk Vacekc, Rudolf Repáka, Marcela Kopáčováa

aCharles University in Prague, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Hradec Králové, 2nd Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
bCharles University in Prague, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Hradec Králové, The Fingerland Department of Pathology, Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
cCharles University in Prague, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Hradec Králové, Department of Radiology, Hradec Králové, Czech Republic

Received January 27, 2010
Accepted March 5, 2010

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