Chronic pancreatitis and aortic pseudoaneurysm in Behçet’s disease

Behçet’s disease is a chronic, recurrent, systemic disease characterized by orogenital ulcers and oculocutaneous inflammatory lesions. Cardiovascular, pulmonary, neurological, articular, and GI involvement are common features, but pancreatic involvement is very rare. We present a case of Behçet’s di...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The American journal of gastroenterology 2001-02, Vol.96 (2), p.591-593
Hauptverfasser:	Alkim, Hüseyin, Gürkaynak, Gönül, Sezgin, Orhan, Oǧuz, Dilek, Saritaş, Ülkü, Şahin, Burhan
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Aneurysm, False - complications Aneurysm, False - diagnostic imaging Aneurysm, False - surgery Aorta, Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal - complications Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal - diagnostic imaging Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal - surgery Behcet Syndrome - complications Biological and medical sciences Chronic Disease Digestive system Humans Investigative techniques, diagnostic techniques (general aspects) Male Medical sciences Pancreatitis - complications Pancreatitis - diagnostic imaging Pancreatitis - surgery Radiodiagnosis. Nmr imagery. Nmr spectrometry Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Zusammenfassung:	Behçet’s disease is a chronic, recurrent, systemic disease characterized by orogenital ulcers and oculocutaneous inflammatory lesions. Cardiovascular, pulmonary, neurological, articular, and GI involvement are common features, but pancreatic involvement is very rare. We present a case of Behçet’s disease with both chronic pancreatitis and abdominal aorta pseudoaneurysm.
ISSN:	0002-9270 1572-0241
DOI:	10.1016/S0002-9270(00)02357-1