Fatal Colonic Perforation in a Pregnant with Behçet's Disease

Journal of Crohn's and Colitis

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 273-274

  Cakal, Basak ^a   Koklu, Seyfettin ^a   Beyazit, Yavuz ^b   Ozdemir, Ahmet ^b   Beyazit, Fatma ^c   Ulker, Aysel ^b  

^a ANKARA TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^b TURKIYE YUKSEK IHTISAS HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^c Zekai Tahir Burak Mother Health Training and Research Hospital   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; ABDOMINAL TENDERNESS; ABORTION; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; APHTHOUS ULCER; BEHCET DISEASE; CASE REPORT; COLON PERFORATION; COLON RESECTION; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL SAC; HUMAN; ILEOSTOMY; INTESTINE LOOP; LAPAROTOMY; LETTER; NAUSEA; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTOUTERINE POUCH; SUPPURATION; ULTRASOUND;

BEHCET SYNDROME; COLONIC DISEASES; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTESTINAL PERFORATION; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY;

EID: 79955959160     PISSN: 18739946     EISSN: 18764479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.crohns.2011.03.003     Document Type: Letter

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