Polyarteritis nodosa and acute abdomen: A role for laparoscopy?

Mesenteric vasculitis secondary to polyarteritis nodosa represents an atypical but potentially life-threatening cause of bowel ischemia and acute abdomen. The patient presented with severe abdominal pain of recent onset, pitting edema of the legs, renal failure and bowel wall thickening suggestive o...

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Published in:Int J Surg Case Rep
Main Authors: Asti, Emanuele, Pogliani, Luca, Tritella, Stefania, Bonavina, Luigi
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Elsevier 2015
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Case Report
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4701864/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26656589
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijscr.2015.11.007
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