Veno-occlusive disease of the colon--CT findings. uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • Venous occlusion is a rare cause of ischemic bowel disease and is usually brought about by thrombosis that may occur as a complication of systemic disorders like systemic lupus erythematosus. Behçet disease or Churg-Strauss syndrome. This report describes a patient with veno-occlusive disease of the colon caused by lymphocytic phlebitis. Typical CT findings included homogeneous bowel wall thickening and vascular engorgement.

publication date

  • January 1, 1998

Research

keywords

  • Colon
  • Thrombophlebitis
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 0032238208

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1007/s003300050565

PubMed ID

  • 9853227

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 8

issue

  • 8