ISCHEMIC INTESTINAL LESION CAUSED BY PHLEBOSCLEROSIS, REPORT OF A CASE

Abstract

A 59-year-old woman who had persistent right abdominal pain and diarrhea for nine months was admitted to Higasisumiyoshi Morimoto Hospital in April, 1995. A plain abdominal x-ray film revealed tubular calcification in the vascular wall of the right hemi -colon. Barium enema examination showed sclerosis of the colonic wall and irregular thumb-printing sign of the right hemi-colon. Colonoscopic examination showed marked blue-purple colored mucosa and irregular ulcer of the right hemi-colon. The operation was done with a preoperative diagnosis of progressive and irreversible ischemic colitis. Histopathological examination of the obtained specimen disclosed ischenic intestinal lesion caused by phlebosclerosis.