Segmental Colitis Complicating Diverticular Disease
Two cases of idiopathic colitis affecting the sigmoid colon in elderly patients with underlying diverticulosis are presented. Segmental resection has permitted close review of the histopathology in this syndrome which demonstrates considerable similarity to changes seen in idiopathic ulcerative coli...
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| author | Guido Ma Van Rosendaal Melvin A Andersen |
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| description | Two cases of idiopathic colitis affecting the sigmoid colon in elderly patients with underlying diverticulosis are presented. Segmental resection has permitted close review of the histopathology in this syndrome which demonstrates considerable similarity to changes seen in idiopathic ulcerative colitis. The reported experience with this syndrome and its clinical features are reviewed. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-62f31653e5bc4871953af2b0e2cad0f22025-02-03T01:13:10ZengWileyCanadian Journal of Gastroenterology0835-79001996-01-0110636136410.1155/1996/519418Segmental Colitis Complicating Diverticular DiseaseGuido Ma Van Rosendaal0Melvin A Andersen1Department of Medicine, Health Sciences Centre, Calgary, Alberta, CanadaDepartment of Medicine, Health Sciences Centre, Calgary, Alberta, CanadaTwo cases of idiopathic colitis affecting the sigmoid colon in elderly patients with underlying diverticulosis are presented. Segmental resection has permitted close review of the histopathology in this syndrome which demonstrates considerable similarity to changes seen in idiopathic ulcerative colitis. The reported experience with this syndrome and its clinical features are reviewed.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1996/519418 |
| spellingShingle | Guido Ma Van Rosendaal Melvin A Andersen Segmental Colitis Complicating Diverticular Disease Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology |
| title | Segmental Colitis Complicating Diverticular Disease |
| title_full | Segmental Colitis Complicating Diverticular Disease |
| title_fullStr | Segmental Colitis Complicating Diverticular Disease |
| title_full_unstemmed | Segmental Colitis Complicating Diverticular Disease |
| title_short | Segmental Colitis Complicating Diverticular Disease |
| title_sort | segmental colitis complicating diverticular disease |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1996/519418 |
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