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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Hamid Qazi, MD, BSc [2], Mehrian Jafarizade, M.D [3]

Overview

Ischemic colitis, first described by Boley, in 1963, as vascular occlusion of the colon.

Discovery

The discovery of ischemic colitis is as follows:

• In 1963, Boley et al first described ischemic colitis in animal studies as vascular occlusion of the colon.

• In 1966, Marston et al coined the term ischemic colitis.