Abstract
Objective: To report about a case of enterocolic phlebitis, a rare cause of ischemic intestinal necrosis. Results and conclusions: The patient, a 71 year-old male, presented with signs of acute abdomen. A right hemicolectomy was performed, which revealed a tubulovillous adenoma with high grade dysplasia located in the ascending colon, and a diffuse ischemic colitis. A localized lymphocytic and granulomatous phlebitis was present in the resected colon. The arteries were spared by the inflammatory process. The patient is alive and well 7 years after surgery. The literature concerning enterocolic phlebitis, a peculiar form of localized intestinal vasculitis, is briefly summarized.
Translated title of the contribution | Enterocolic phlebitis. A case report and review of the literature |
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Original language | Italian |
Pages (from-to) | 203-208 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Pathologica |
Volume | 95 |
Issue number | 4 |
Publication status | Published - Aug 2003 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Pathology and Forensic Medicine