Ischemic Colitis of the Left Colon in a Diabetic Patient

Ischemic Colitis of the Left Colon in a Diabetic Patient

Diabetes mellitus may affect the gastrointestinal tract possibly as a result of autonomic neuropathy. Here we present a 68-year-old male with non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus who presented with prolonged watery diarrhea and in whom imaging studies demonstrated ischemic colitis of the left col...

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Main Authors: Anastasios J. Karayiannakis, Helen Bolanaki, Georgios Kouklakis, Konstantinos Dimakis, Ilker Memet, Constantinos Simopoulos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2011-04-01
Series:Case Reports in Gastroenterology
Subjects:
Ischemic colitis
Diabetes mellitus
Complications
Online Access:http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/327981
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Summary:Diabetes mellitus may affect the gastrointestinal tract possibly as a result of autonomic neuropathy. Here we present a 68-year-old male with non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus who presented with prolonged watery diarrhea and in whom imaging studies demonstrated ischemic colitis of the left colon. Resection of the affected colon resulted in sustained disappearance of symptoms.
ISSN:1662-0631

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