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Why sexually transmitted disorders in the colon can be mistaken for ulcerative colitis: a survey study among Polish patients

Aleksandra Filipiuk
1
,
Iga Lombard
1
,
Łukasz Konecki
1
,
Joanna Sarbinowska
1
,
Dawid Szkudłapski
2, 3
,
Maciej Gonciarz
1

  1. Department of Gastroenterology and Internal Medicine, Military Institute of Medicine – National Research Institute, Warsaw, Poland
  2. WSB University, Collegium Medicum, Dabrowa Gornicza, Poland
  3. Department of Gastroenterology and Gastrointestinal Oncology, St. Barbara Main District Hospital, Sosnowiec, Poland
Gastroenterology Rev
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/pg.2025.156781
Online publish date: 2025/12/07
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