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Case Report: Fatal Ulcerative Panenteritis Following Colectomy in a Patient with Ulcerative Colitis

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Annese, V., Caruso, N., Bisceglia, M. et al. Case Report: Fatal Ulcerative Panenteritis Following Colectomy in a Patient with Ulcerative Colitis. Dig Dis Sci 44, 1189–1195 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1026688526551

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