Abstract
A 77-year-old woman complaining of nausea and vomiting was referred to the department of internal medicine of our hospital. Abdominal plain radiograph showed abnormal calcification of the right abdomen, and abdominal CT scan revealed well-thickened colonic wall and nodular calcification. Colonoscopic examination disclosed purple-blue edematous mucosa from the cecum to transverse colon. In view of these findings, she was diagnosed phlebosclerotic enteritis and has been given conservative treatment. Since the treatment proved ineffective, laparoscope-assisted surgery was performed in December 2002. Phlebosclerotic enteritis was confirmed by histopathological findings. The postoperative course was uneventful, and she is doing well without recurrence 5 years after surgery.
