Clinical Characteristics of Ischemic Colitis:An Analysis of 75 Patients / 胃肠病学
Chinese Journal of Gastroenterology
;
(12): 477-480, 2015.
Article
Dans Chinois
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-477046
ABSTRACT
Background:
The incidence of ischemic colitis(IC)is increasing in recent years with the aging of population,and the rate of delayed diagnosis or misdiagnosis is high because of the lacking of specific clinical characteristics.Aims:
To study the clinical characteristics of IC so as to improve its early diagnosis and treatment.Methods:
The clinical and endoscopic characteristics of 75 IC patients from Jan. 2009 to Dec. 2014 at Urumqi General Hospital were retrospectively analyzed.Results:
IC usually occurred in elderly patients with age ≥60 years,females were more common. Most patients had underlying diseases,including hypertension,coronary heart disease,diabetes,hyperlipidemia and arrhythmia,etc. Colonoscopy and medications could also induce IC. The main clinical presentations were abdominal pain,hematochezia and diarrhea. The lesions were mostly located in left colon and of the transient type.Conclusions:
IC should be suspected when elderly patients with underlying diseases,complaining abdominal pain,hematochezia and diarrhea,colonoscopy and pathologic study should be undertaken as early as possible. Prognosis is good when treated timely.
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WPRIM (Pacifique occidental)
Type d'étude:
Étude pronostique
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Étude de dépistage
langue:
Chinois
Texte intégral:
Chinese Journal of Gastroenterology
Année:
2015
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Article
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