Ischemic colitis

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Ischemic colitis
Colonic blood supply. Pink - supply from superior mesenteric artery (SMA) and its branches: middle colic, right colic, ileocolic arteries. Blue - supply from inferior mesenteric artery (IMA) and its branches: left colic, sigmoid, superior rectal artery. 7 is for so-called Cannon-Böhm point (the border between the areas of SMA and IMA supplies), which lies at the splenic flexure

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Hamid Qazi, MD, BSc [2]

Synonyms and keywords: Colon ischemia; colonic ischemia; colitis ischemic; ischaemic colitis;

Overview[edit | edit source]

Pathophysiology[edit | edit source]

Causes[edit | edit source]

Differentiating Ischemic colitis from other Diseases[edit | edit source]

Epidemiology and Demographics[edit | edit source]

Natural History, Complications and Prognosis[edit | edit source]

Diagnosis[edit | edit source]

History and Symptoms | Physical Examination | Laboratory Findings | Abdominal X Ray | CT | Endoscopy

Treatment[edit | edit source]

Medical Therapy | Surgery | Primary Prevention | Secondary Prevention | Cost-Effectiveness of Therapy | Future or Investigational Therapies

Case Studies[edit | edit source]

Case #1

Related Chapters[edit | edit source]

This article concerns ischemia of the large bowel. See mesenteric ischemia for ischemia of small bowel

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