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Rare presentation of intestinal amyloidosis with acute intestinal pseudo-obstruction and perforation
  1. S B Ng,
  2. I A Busmanis
  1. Department of Pathology, Singapore General Hospital, Outram Road, 169608 Singapore; gpthis@sgh.com.sg

    https://doi.org/10.1136/jcp.55.11.876

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