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Thursday, June 11, 2009

Day #336 - Terminal Illeitis and Abscess

Today we heard a case of presumed Crohn's disease (new diagnosis) with intrabdominal abscess. A NEJM review is available here. American practice guidelines are available here.

The NEJM article on the radiation risk of CT scan is available here.
Posted by tcl at 17:53

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