Intestinal involvement in Wegener's granulomatosis.
Wegener's granulomatosis is a necrotizing vasculitis that may affect any viscera. Gastrointestinal involvement is rather uncommon. We present a case of Wegener's granulomatosis with multiple small bowel ulcers and a single ileal perforation. Histological examination of the surgically resected specimen demonstrated evidence for necrotizing vasculitis. Gross and histological features of the gastrointestinal disease in Wegener's granulomatosis are discussed.
Deniz
Kemal
K
Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Erciyes University, 38039 Kayseri, Turkey. drkdeniz@yahoo.com
Ozşeker
Havva S
HS
Balas
Sener
S
Akpýnar
Erhan
E
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Cenk
C
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