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Is "ischemic" colitis ischemic?
- Source :
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Diseases of the colon and rectum [Dis Colon Rectum] 2011 Mar; Vol. 54 (3), pp. 370-3. - Publication Year :
- 2011
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Abstract
- Ischemic colitis appears to be a collection of diseases rather than a single entity. On the one hand, there is the colitis that truly appears to be caused by a lack of blood flow and, on the other hand, there is the disease that is called "ischemic" for lack of a better diagnosis-the colitis that is more "idiopathic" than "ischemic." Four widely held tenets of "ischemic" colitis are wrong: 1) the colon is not particularly sensitive to ischemia; 2) ischemic colitis is rarely preceded by a period of global hypoperfusion; 3) the "watershed areas" are not disproportionately affected; and 4) colonoscopy with biopsy is not specific for the disease. The cause of "ischemic" colitis is unknown. Therefore it is, until proven otherwise, "acute idiopathic colitis."
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1530-0358
- Volume :
- 54
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Diseases of the colon and rectum
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 21304312
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/DCR.0b013e31820481a9