A Case of Phlebosclerotic Colitis

Nobukazu Nakayama, Kazuto Kojima, Kazunori Aso and Harusige Nozaki

Department of Surgery, Towa Hospital

A 58-year-old man referred for abdominal pain. Abdominal computed tomography (CT) showed a thickened colonic wall and nodular calcification. Colonoscopic showed purplish-blue edematous mucosa from the cecum to the transvers colon, necessitating conservative medical treatment. Due to ileus symptoms and man's wishes, we conducted surgery in July 2008, concluding with a definative diagnosis of phlebosclerotic colitis.

Key words
phlebosclerotic enteritis, ischemic intestinal lesion, ileus

Reprint requests
Nobukazu Nakayama Depatment of Surgery, Towa Hospital
4-7-10 Towa, Adachi-ku, 120-0003 JAPAN

Accepted
November 18, 2009

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