The spectrum of colonic involvement in pancreatitis

Dis Colon Rectum. 1978 Jan-Feb;21(1):66-70. doi: 10.1007/BF02586551.

Abstract

Colonic involvement as a result of pancreatitis is an uncommon but interesting complication of the disease. Among the significant manifestations we have seen are: 1) adynamic ileus of the transverse colon, 2) fibrosing, stenosing pericolitis localized to the splenic flexure area, and 3) colonic hemorrhage secondary to necrosis and fistula formation. Ordinarily, conservative treatment will suffice, but in complicated cases, individualized surgical treatment becomes necessary.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Chronic Disease
  • Colonic Diseases / diagnostic imaging
  • Colonic Diseases / etiology*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Pancreatitis / complications*
  • Radiography