Successful Treatment of an Elderly Patient with Gangrenous Ischemic Colitis

• Published in: Nihon Fukubu Kyukyu Igakkai Zasshi (Journal of Abdominal Emergency Medicine) Vol. 26; no. 1; pp. 77 - 80
• Main Authors: Kenmochi, Kunihiko, So, Hironobu, Hamada, Shigeru, Shimokobe, Tomohisa, Sasaki, Ei, Nakamura, Katsumi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Japanese
• Published: Japanese Society for Abdominal Emergency Medicine 2006

A 90-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital because of bloody stools and upper abdominal pain. Though laboratory examinations indicated relatively non-severe conditions, limited peritoneal signs in the left upper quadrant were observed. The segmental wall thickness of the left part of the trans...