Vasculitis-induced colonic strictures: Report of two cases

Diseases of the Colon and Rectum

Volumn 41, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 1316-1321

  Keating, John P ^a   King, Burton R ^a   Kenwright, Diane N ^a   Brasch, Helen D ^a  

^a WELLINGTON HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Colonic stricture; Rheumatoid arthritis; Systemic lupus erythematosus; Vasculitis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BARIUM ENEMA; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLON STENOSIS; DOUBLE CONTRAST RADIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEMICOLECTOMY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LAPAROTOMY; MALE; VASCULITIS;

AGED; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; COLONIC DISEASES; CONSTRICTION, PATHOLOGIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, SYSTEMIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; VASCULITIS;

EID: 0031722420     PISSN: 00123706     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02258235     Document Type: Article

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