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Patients | Patients with ischemic colitis who develop worsening symptoms and signs such as [[leukocytosis|high white blood cell count]], [[fever]], worsened [[abdominal pain]], or increased [[lower gastrointestinal bleeding]], may require [[surgery|surgical intervention]] which often consists of [[laparotomy]] and [[bowel resection]]. | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-In-Chief: Cafer Zorkun, M.D., Ph.D. [2]
Overview
Patients with ischemic colitis who develop worsening symptoms and signs such as high white blood cell count, fever, worsened abdominal pain, or increased lower gastrointestinal bleeding, may require surgical intervention which often consists of laparotomy and bowel resection.