Ischemic colitis
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| Colonic blood supply. Pink - supply from superior mesenteric artery (SMA) and its branches: middle colic, right colic, ileocolic arteries. Blue - supply from inferior mesenteric artery (IMA) and its branches: left colic, sigmoid, superior rectal artery. 7 is for so-called Cannon-Böhm point (the border between the areas of SMA and IMA supplies), which lies at the splenic flexure | |
| ICD-10 | K55.9 |
| ICD-9 | 557.9 |
| DiseasesDB | 34162 |
| MedlinePlus | 000258 |
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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]
Synonyms and keywords: Colon ischemia, colonic ischemia, colities ischemic, colitis ischaemic, colitis ischemic
Overview
Pathophysiology
Causes
Differentiating Ischemic Colitis from other Diseases
Epidemiology and Demographics
Natural History, Complications and Prognosis
Diagnosis
History and Symptoms | Physical Examination | Laboratory Findings | Abdominal X Ray | CT | Endoscopy
Treatment
Related Chapter
This article concerns ischemia of the large bowel. See mesenteric ischemia for ischemia of small bowel