An unusual case of mesenteric ischaemia

Frontline Gastroenterol. 2014 Jan;5(1):36-39. doi: 10.1136/flgastro-2013-100369. Epub 2013 Sep 18.

Abstract

We describe an unusual cause of diarrhoea and segmental colitis in a previous well adult man. Mesenteric inflammatory veno-occlusive disease is a rare cause of gastrointestinal tract ischaemia of unknown aetiology. We review the literature of this condition and other mesenteric venous pathologies.

Keywords: Diarrhoeal Disease; Gastrointestinal Surgery; Gut Inflammation; Ischaemia; Venocclusive Disease.