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A case of vascular Ehlers–Danlos syndrome with a ruptured hepatic artery after surgical treatment of peritonitis caused by the perforation of the colon
Ehlers–Danlos syndrome (EDS) is an inherited disorder that causes connective tissue fragility. The vascular type of EDS (vEDS) caused by defective collagen type III production accounts for 5%–10% of all EDS ca...