Open Access : A Comparison of Clinical Characteristics between Medically-treated Patients and Surgically-treated Patients with Ischemic Colitis

• Published in: Clinical endoscopy Vol. 44; no. 1; pp. 38 - 43
• Main Authors: Nam Chul Jin, Hyun Soo Kim, Dae Hyun Kim, Young A Song, Yeon Ju Kim, Tae Jin Seo, Sun Young Park, Chang Hwan Park, Young Eun Joo, Sung Kyu Choi, Jong Sun Rew
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Korean
• Published: 대한소화기내시경학회 30.09.2011
• Subjects: Clinical factor; Hematochezia; Ischemic colitis; Rebound tenderness; Surgery

Background/Aims: Ischemic colitis (IC) is usually a self-limiting disease. But, it can cause necrosis that requires urgent surgical treatment. We sought to evaluate clinical difference in IC patients between medical and surgical treatment groups, and to identify prognostic factors for adverse outcom...