title: Multiple intestinal perforation in a patient with Wegener's granulomatosis: a case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Wegener's granulomatosis is a necrotizing vasculitis of unknown etiology characterized mainly by inflammation of the small- and medium-sized arteries and veins that affect any viscera. It may rarely involve the gastrointestinal tract. Only a few cases of multiple focus ileal perforation due to ulcers associated with Wegener's granulomatosis have been reported. Herein we report a case of a 32-year-old man with extensive intestinal small bowel ischaemic perforation due to Wegener's granulomatosis.
authors.affiliation: Turkish Ministry of Health, Ankara Diskapi Education and Researching Hospital, Department of 2nd General Surgery, Diskapi, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Yildirim
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Koçak
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Yildiz
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yildiz
authors.forename: A Ş
authors.initials: AŞ
authors.lastname: Karakayali
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kaptanoglu
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Köklü
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D014890:Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007077:Ileal Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male