Surgical Management of Colonic Perforation in a Patient with Vascular Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome with no Family History: A Case Report

Vascular Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (vEDS) is a rare autosomal dominant connective tissue disease. Patients with vEDS are at a high risk of developing severe complications (such as arterial aneurysm, arterial rupture, intestinal rupture) at an early age. We report a case of colonic perforation in a vEDS...

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Main Authors: Shintaro Kanaka, Takeshi Yamada, Akihisa Matsuda, Goro Takahashi, Keisuke Hara, Hiroshi Yoshida
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Japan Society of Coloproctology 2020-10-01
Series:Journal of the Anus, Rectum and Colon
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Online Access:https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jarc/4/4/4_2020-029/_pdf/-char/en