Venous Congestive Ischemic Colitis After Sigmoid Colectomy: A Case Report

• Published in: Cureus Vol. 16; no. 2; p. e53880
• Main Authors: Ishimaru, Naoki, Tagami, Takashi, Takayasu, Kohei
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Springer Science and Business Media LLC 08.02.2024; Springer Nature B.V; Cureus
• Subjects: Abdomen; Cancer surgery; Case reports; Colonoscopy; Colorectal cancer; Colorectal surgery; Diabetes; Dissection; Emergency medical care; Erythema; General Surgery; Hospitals; Inflammatory bowel disease; Ischemia; Lymphatic system; Mesentery; Patients; Surgical anastomosis; Thrombosis; Tomography; Veins & arteries; colorectal surgery; inferior mesenteric vein; ischemic colitis; venous congestion; mesenteric artery

Venous congestion is a possible cause of ischemic colitis following colorectal surgery. As such, congestive ischemic colitis should be considered in such cases where the mesenteric artery is preserved. Herein, we describe the case of a 73-year-old man who presented to the hospital with a two-week hi...