Background Segmental arterial mediolysis (SAM) is a rare non-atherosclerotic, non-
inflammatory vascular disorder varying widely in clinical course. The purpose of this study is …

Idiopathic myointimal hyperplasia of mesenteric veins (IMHMV) is a rare condition of the
rectosigmoid colon that primarily affects middle-aged men. IMHMV typically presents as …

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disorder characterized by
multisystem involvement, including the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. There is a significant …

Results Of 6,477 patients with vasculitis, 148 were diagnosed as primary vasculitis with
upper gastrointestinal involvement. Of these, 21 cases (14.2%) were classified as large …

Multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) has supplanted fluoroscopic studies as the first-
line imaging modality in patients with suspected small bowel or mesenteric disorders. Unlike …

Systemic vasculopathies represent multifocal vascular disorders that occur either in isolation
(of unknown etiology) or are associated with systemic inflammatory/infective/neoplastic …

A 65-year-old man with a 20-year history of rheumatoid arthritis was transferred to our
hospital due to a second episode of intestinal obstruction, a fever, and joint pain within the …

ÖZET Küçük ve orta boy arterleri etkileyen sistemik nekrotizan bir vaskülit olan poliarteritis
nodosa, nadiren de olsa karaciğerin izole tutulumu ve ölümcül de seyredebilen spontan …

Background Spontaneous rupture of the kidney is uncommon and is mainly caused by renal
tumors. Only a few cases are caused by vasculitis. We report here the first case of …

Background Examination technique Of importance isto compress the abdomen either using
the probe or both the probe and the other free hand, in oder to lift the bowel loops as close …