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Endoscopy 1980; 12(3): 140-143
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1021731
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Ischemic Colitis in a Young Adult Due to Inferior Mesenteric Vein Thrombosis

R. Brent Archibald, Alan V. Burnstein, Virgil E. Knackstedt, Keith G. Tolman, John H. Holbrook
  • Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology (Drs. Archibald and Tolman), Division of General Internal Medicine (Drs. Burnstein and Holbrook) and Department of Radiology (Dr. Knackstedt), University Medical Center, Salt Lake City
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17. März 2008 (online)

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Summary

A thirty-two-year-old male presented with abdominal pain and rectal bleeding due to ischemic colitis. Inferior mesenteric vein thrombosis was documented angiographically. No predisposing factors for thrombosis were found. The natural course of the disease was documented with fiberoptic endoscopy. The pathological changes which account for the radiologic alterations were documented.

Key words:

Ischemic colitis - Mesenteric vein thrombosis - colonoscopy