Phlebosclerotic colitis in a cirrhotic patient with portal hypertension: the first case in Korea.
J Korean Med Sci
; 24(6): 1195-9, 2009 Dec.
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ABSTRACT
Phlebosclerotic colitis is a rare form of ischemic colitis characterized by the thickening of the wall of the affected colon due to fibrous degeneration of submucosal layer of colon and fibrotic obstruction of the colono-mesenteric vein, resulting in the disturbance of venous return from the colon. The pathogenic mechanism of this entity remains unknown but chronic liver disease with portal hypertension is maybe thought to be one of the speculated mechanisms. Here we first report the case of surgically confirmed phlebosclerotic colitis, that was in the early stage but showed the aggressive nature, in a 61-yr-old cirrhotic patients with portal hypertension in Korea.
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Assunto principal:
Colo
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Hipertensão Portal
Limite:
Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Korean Med Sci
Ano de publicação:
2009
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Article