Congestive ischemic colitis occurring after resection of left colon cancer: 4 case series

Abstract Background Ischemic colitis can occur after colectomy and is sometimes difficult to treat. We report 4 cases of refractory, delayed onset, regional congestive colitis occurring on the anal side of the anastomosis after laparoscopic left hemicolectomy. Case presentation A total of 191 patien...

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Main Authors: Takatsugu Fujii, Shigeo Toda, Yuki Nishihara, Yusuke Maeda, Kosuke Hiramatsu, Yutaka Hanaoka, Rikiya Sato, Shuichiro Matoba, Masashi Ueno, Hiroya Kuroyanagi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2020-07-01
Series:Surgical Case Reports
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40792-020-00919-5