Gastroenterology
Volume 139, Issue 3 , Pages e8-e9 , September 2010

Colonic Opacification in a Patient With End-Stage Kidney Disease

  • Ulrich Hofmann, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine I, University of Würzburg, University Clinic, Würzburg, Germany
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  • Meinrad Beer, MD

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Radiology, University of Würzburg, University Clinic, Würzburg, Germany

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doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2009.10.066

Gastroenterology
Volume 139, Issue 3 , Pages e8-e9 , September 2010