title: Colonic perforation by amyloidosis. Report of a case.
abstract: One patient with a colonic perforation associated with secondary amyloidosis and ankylosing rheumatoid spondylitis was treated successfully. To our knowledge, this is the first case described of colonic perforation in amyloidosis.
authors.affiliation: Service of Surgery, La Paz Hospital, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: González Sánchez
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Martin Molinero
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dominguez Sayans
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Jimenez Sanchez
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000686:Amyloidosis / Q000150:complications*; D003108:Colonic Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D013167:Spondylitis, Ankylosing / Q000150:complications