title: Single or multiple perforations with varying locations as a complication of intestinal Behçet's disease: report of three cases.
abstract: Intestinal ulcers in Behçet's disease (BD) tend to cause perforation with significant morbidity. The optimal surgical procedure in such cases is controversial and the postoperative period can be eventful with an unpredictable course. We report three cases of perforations with varying locations in three patients with long-standing Behçet's disease. Two patients required two and one patient required four operations. It is emphasized that the clinician must be alert in a patient with BD when abdominal symptoms accompany the clinical picture. As soon as the diagnosis is reached, surgical intervention with limited resection must be performed. Endoscopic examination and careful medication play major roles in the follow-up.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Inonu University Faculty of Medicine, Turgut Ozal Medical Center, Malatya, Turkey. bisik@inonu.edu.tr
authors.forename: Burak
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Isik
authors.forename: Cengiz
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ara
authors.forename: Hale
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kirimlioglu
authors.forename: Gokhan
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sogutlu
authors.forename: Mehmet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yilmaz
authors.forename: Sezai
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yilmaz
authors.forename: Vedat
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Kirimlioglu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001528:Behcet Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D003108:Colonic Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007077:Ileal Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014456:Ulcer / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery