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Melanosis coli

MedGen UID:
526236
Concept ID:
C0221391
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Colonic pseudomelanosis; Melanosis of colon
SNOMED CT: Melanosis of colon (11256005); Colonic pseudomelanosis (11256005); Melanosis coli (11256005)

Professional guidelines

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Recent clinical studies

Etiology

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Diagnosis

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Therapy

Yang N, Ruan M, Jin S
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Prognosis

Katsumata R, Manabe N, Monobe Y, Ayaki M, Suehiro M, Fujita M, Kamada T, Kawamoto H, Haruma K
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Clinical prediction guides

Wang Y, Li L, Niu X, Gao F, Chai N, Linghu E
Int J Colorectal Dis 2023 Mar 8;38(1):63. doi: 10.1007/s00384-023-04357-1. PMID: 36884096
Zhang Y, Zhan TT, Dong ZY, Sun HH, Wang JW, Chen Y, Xu SC
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