Chronic Venous Insufficiency Causes Rare Case Of Ischemic Colitis

Ischemic injury to the bowel is a well known disease entity that has a wide spectrum of pathological and clinical findings. A sudden drop in the colonic blood supply is key to its development. However, chronic venous insufficiency by obstruction of macrovascular mesenteric vein rarely causes ischemia of the bowel. This report describes the first case of ischemic colitis caused by obstruction of the mesenteric and splenic veins.This case report, from a team led by Dr.

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Filed under: GastroIntestinal / Gastroentorology on May 22nd, 2008