An uncommon case of idiopathic total colon varicose vein

Erxuan Qi; Jia Li

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An uncommon case of idiopathic total colon varicose vein

Erxuan Qi

¹

,

Jia Li

¹

Department of Gastroenterology, Beijing Huairou Hospital, Beijing, China

Gastroenterology Rev

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/pg.2025.154598

Online publish date: 2025/09/26

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An uncommon case of idiopathic total colon varicose vein

Erxuan Qi 1 , Jia Li 1

Erxuan Qi

¹

,

Jia Li

¹