Colitis diverticular: caso clínico y revisión de literatura / Diverticular colitis disease: case report and review of literature
Gastroenterol. latinoam
;
18(1): 39-44, ene.-mar. 2007. ilus
Article
in Spanish
| LILACS
| ID: lil-460469
RESUMEN
Estudios recientes han descrito en el sigmoides una colitis segmentaria que compromete el área peridiverticular, la cual respeta el resto del colon y recto. Esta enfermedad es similar a la colitis ulcerosa en su cuadro clínico, apariencia endoscópica e histológica, sin embargo, por definición respeta la mucosa rectal y el colon proximal al sigmoides. Se han descrito casos de progresión de colitis segmentaria a colitis ulcerosa.
ABSTRACT
Recent articles have described a segmental colitis involving an area of diverticulosis at the sigmoid colon level, but sparing the rest of bowel. This disease is similar to ulcerative colitis in its clinical presentation and endoscopic and histologic appearance, however by definition does not involve the rectum or proximal colon. Few cases have been reported in which there was progression from segmental colitis to typical chronic ulcerative colitis.
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LILACS (Americas)
Main subject:
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
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Colitis
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Diverticulitis, Colonic
Type of study:
Etiology study
Limits:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
Language:
Spanish
Journal:
Gastroenterol. latinoam
Journal subject:
Gastroenterology
Year:
2007
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Chile
Institution/Affiliation country:
Hospital Clínico de la Universidad de Chile/CL
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