The American Journal of Digestive Diseases

, Volume 16, Issue 2, pp 171–177 | Cite as

Gastric perforation in polyarteritis nodosa

Report of a patient
  • George D. Gourgoutis
  • Alfredo A. Paguirigan
  • Talivaldis Berzins
Case Reports

Conclusion

We have described the radiologic and pathologico-anatomic findings in a case of polyarteritis nodosa with gastric perforation. This complication is extremely rare and we could find only one other such case reported in the English-language literature.

Keywords

Public Health Perforation Polyarteritis Nodosa Gastric Perforation 
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© Hoeber Medical Division • Harper & Row, Publishers, Incorporated 1971

Authors and Affiliations

  • George D. Gourgoutis
    • 1
  • Alfredo A. Paguirigan
    • 1
  • Talivaldis Berzins
    • 1
  1. 1.From the Veterans Administration CenterDayton

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