Unusual case of lower limb ischaemia: a pitfall of poorly treated constipation

ANZ J Surg. 2018 Sep;88(9):E681-E682. doi: 10.1111/ans.13643. Epub 2016 Oct 9.

Authors

Ragavan Navaratnam¹, David Starnes¹, Hannah Lawrence¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Intensive Care, Tunbridge Wells Hospital, Kent, UK.

PMID: 27723212
DOI: 10.1111/ans.13643

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aorta / diagnostic imaging*
Aorta / physiopathology
Colon / diagnostic imaging
Colon / physiopathology*
Constipation / complications*
Fatal Outcome
Humans
Ischemia
Lower Extremity / blood supply
Lower Extremity / pathology*
Male
Middle Aged
Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods
Vena Cava, Inferior / diagnostic imaging*
Vena Cava, Inferior / physiopathology