Intestinal perforation in Wegener's granulomatosis: A case report

Ulusal Travma ve Acil Cerrahi Dergisi

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 348-351

  Akça, Tamer ^a,b   Çolak, Tahsin ^a,b   Çglikulekçi, Mehmet ^a,b   Öcal, Koray ^a,b   Aydin, Suha ^a,b  

^a MERSIN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

^b MERSIN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Complication; Immunosuppressive therapy; Intestinal involvement; Perforation and Wegener's granulomatosis

Indexed keywords

CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; PREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CASE REPORT; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM PERFORATION; GRANULOMATOUS INFLAMMATION; HUMAN; INTESTINE PERFORATION; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT; MALE; NECROTIZING ARTERITIS; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT; WEGENER GRANULOMATOSIS; INTESTINAL PERFORATION; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY;

GRANULOMATOSIS WITH POLYANGIITIS; HUMANS; INTESTINAL PERFORATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 27744467737     PISSN: 13006738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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