Ischemic Colitis of the Left Colon in a Diabetic Patient

Autor: Anastasios J. Karayiannakis, Helen Bolanaki, Georgios Kouklakis, Konstantinos Dimakis, Ilker Memet, Constantinos Simopoulos
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2011
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Zdroj: Case Reports in Gastroenterology, Vol 5, Iss 1, Pp 239-245 (2011)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1662-0631
DOI: 10.1159/000327981
Popis: Diabetes mellitus may affect the gastrointestinal tract possibly as a result of autonomic neuropathy. Here we present a 68-year-old male with non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus who presented with prolonged watery diarrhea and in whom imaging studies demonstrated ischemic colitis of the left colon. Resection of the affected colon resulted in sustained disappearance of symptoms.
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