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Case Report: Pneumatosis Intestinalis with Clostridium difficile Colitis as a Cause of Acute Abdomen After Lung Transplantation

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Schenk, P., Madl, C., Kramer, L. et al. Case Report: Pneumatosis Intestinalis with Clostridium difficile Colitis as a Cause of Acute Abdomen After Lung Transplantation. Dig Dis Sci 43, 2455–2458 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1026682131847

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