An uneventful complication of Behcet's disease: Intestinal perforation

Chirurgische Gastroenterologie Interdisziplinar

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 52-54

  Yildirim, Mehmet ^a,b   Erkan, Nazif ^a   Bayam, Emrah ^a   Sahin, Tamer ^a  

^a Izmir Research and Training Hospital   (Turkey)

^b Atakent Mah Bergama 2 Apt ^*  (Turkey)

Author keywords

Behcet's disease; Intestine; Perforation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHCET DISEASE; CASE REPORT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CECUM; CLINICAL FEATURE; EMERGENCY SURGERY; EPENDYMOMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; ILEUM; INTESTINE PERFORATION; LAPAROTOMY; LARGE INTESTINE PERFORATION; MALE; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; NEUROSURGERY; PERITONITIS; SMALL INTESTINE PERFORATION; TISSUE SECTION;

EID: 33645664026     PISSN: 01779990     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000091125     Document Type: Article

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