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Case Studies

A giant hemangioma of the sigmoid colon as a cause of lower gastrointestinal bleeding in a young man

Lucas Faira Department of Surgery, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TexasCorrespondence[email protected]
ORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-6082-5827
, MDORCID Icon,
Benjamin Gougha Department of Surgery, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, Texas
, DO,
Adatee Oknokwoa Department of Surgery, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, Texas
, MD &
Ronney Stadlerb Texas Oncology, Division of Texas Colon and Rectal Specialists, Dallas, Texas
, MD
Pages 852-853 | Received 06 May 2022, Accepted 11 Jul 2022, Published online: 28 Jul 2022

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