[A case of ischemic colitis presenting as bloody diarrhea after normal saline enema].

Abstract

Ischemic colitis is a frequent disorder of large bowel in elderly persons or in debilitated patients with a variable underlying medical problems. Ischemic colitis may result from alterations in the systemic circulation or anatomic or functional changes in the local mesenteric vasculature. In most cases, no specific cause for the ischemic colitis is identified. Cases of ischemic colitis after enema for bowel cleansing have been rarely reported, but there has been no case report after normal saline enema. We report a case of ischemic colitis in a 72-year old patient with well-controlled hypertension, presenting as bloody diarrhea which developed after normal saline enema for preoperative bowel cleansing.

• Authors: Ji Eun Park, Won Moon, Ji Hyun Nam, Nang Hee Kim, Sung Hoon Kim, Moo In Park, Seun Ja Park, Kyu Jong Kim
• Journal: The Korean journal of gastroenterology = Taehan Sohwagi Hakhoe chi (Korean J Gastroenterol) Vol. 50 Issue 2 Pg. 126-30 (Aug 2007) ISSN: 1598-9992 [Print] Korea (South)
• PMID: 17928757 (Publication Type: Case Reports, English Abstract, Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Sodium Chloride

Topics

• Aged
• Colitis, Ischemic (diagnosis)
• Diarrhea (diagnosis)
• Enema
• Hemorrhage (diagnosis)
• Humans
• Male
• Sigmoidoscopy
• Sodium Chloride (administration & dosage)
• Tomography, X-Ray Computed