| Literature DB >> 18709790 |
Giovanni Gambino1, Maria Rosa Rizzuto, Ivan Salvatore Spallitta, Aroldo Rizzo, Massimo Branca, Marzio Guccione, Marco Airò Farulla, Antonio Scio, Nicola Nicoli.
Abstract
Polyarteritis nodosa is a form of vasculitis that affects several organs. Gastrointestinal involvement is frequent, but cases in which the gastrointestinal tract is the only site of disease are rare. In this paper we report a case of a 70-year-old patient with polyarteritis nodosa restricted to the large intestine, who underwent a total colectomy. The patient had no other signs of chronic vasculitis and for this reason surgical treatment resolved the clinical symptoms.Entities:
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Year: 2008 PMID： 18709790
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Chir Ital ISSN： 0009-4773