An unusual cause of ankle swelling

Rhys O. Butcher; Laura Kinsey; Hui Y. Lee; Lucy Foster; Stephen M. McGrath; Robert P. Willert

doi:10.1055/s-0034-1377382

Endoscopy International Open, Inhaltsverzeichnis

Endoscopy 2014; 02(04): E262-E264
DOI: 10.1055/s-0034-1377382

Case report

An unusual cause of ankle swelling

Rhys O. Butcher

¹Department of Gastroenterology, Central Manchester University Hospitals, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester, United Kingdom

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Laura Kinsey

¹Department of Gastroenterology, Central Manchester University Hospitals, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester, United Kingdom

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Hui Y. Lee

¹Department of Gastroenterology, Central Manchester University Hospitals, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester, United Kingdom

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Lucy Foster

¹Department of Gastroenterology, Central Manchester University Hospitals, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester, United Kingdom

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Stephen M. McGrath

²Department of Histopathology, Central Manchester University Hospitals, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester, United Kingdom

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Robert P. Willert

¹Department of Gastroenterology, Central Manchester University Hospitals, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester, United Kingdom

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