Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Volume 31, Issue 6 , Pages 809-811 , June 1996

Multiple entero-entero fistulae: An unusual complication of Henoch-Schönlein purpura

  • Kenneth W. Gow

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, British Columbia's Children's Hospital, Vancouver, British ColumbiaCanada.
    • Department of Pathology, British Columbia's Children's Hospital, Vancouver, British ColumbiaCanada.
    • Department of Pediatrics, British Columbia's Children's Hospital, Vancouver, British ColumbiaCanada.
    • the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British ColumbiaCanada.
    • ,
  • James J. Murphy III

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Dr James J. Murphy, British Columbia's Children's Hospital, Room A242B-4480 Oak St, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6H 3V4.
    • Department of Surgery, British Columbia's Children's Hospital, Vancouver, British ColumbiaCanada.
    • Department of Pathology, British Columbia's Children's Hospital, Vancouver, British ColumbiaCanada.
    • Department of Pediatrics, British Columbia's Children's Hospital, Vancouver, British ColumbiaCanada.
    • the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British ColumbiaCanada.
    • ,
  • Geoffrey K. Blair

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, British Columbia's Children's Hospital, Vancouver, British ColumbiaCanada.
    • Department of Pathology, British Columbia's Children's Hospital, Vancouver, British ColumbiaCanada.
    • Department of Pediatrics, British Columbia's Children's Hospital, Vancouver, British ColumbiaCanada.
    • the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British ColumbiaCanada.
    • ,
  • James Fergal Magee

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, British Columbia's Children's Hospital, Vancouver, British ColumbiaCanada.
    • Department of Pathology, British Columbia's Children's Hospital, Vancouver, British ColumbiaCanada.
    • Department of Pediatrics, British Columbia's Children's Hospital, Vancouver, British ColumbiaCanada.
    • the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British ColumbiaCanada.
    • ,
  • Jane Hailey

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, British Columbia's Children's Hospital, Vancouver, British ColumbiaCanada.
    • Department of Pathology, British Columbia's Children's Hospital, Vancouver, British ColumbiaCanada.
    • Department of Pediatrics, British Columbia's Children's Hospital, Vancouver, British ColumbiaCanada.
    • the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British ColumbiaCanada.

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☆ Presented at the 27th Annual Meeting of the Canadian Association of Paediatric Surgeons, Montreal, Quebec, September 2–4, 1995.

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Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Volume 31, Issue 6 , Pages 809-811 , June 1996

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