Der besondere Fall – Schlangenhaut und Sternenhimmel: die Pseudomelanosis coli

Berichtet wird der Fall einer Patientin, die sich zur Abtragung eines Adenoms im Kolon einfand. Bei der Koloskopie wurde das optisch beeindruckende Bild einer Pseudomelanosis coli entdeckt.

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