title: Colon perforation due to cholesterol embolism.
abstract: Embolization to the gastrointestinal tract is a common complication of systemic atheroembolism, but is rarely catastrophic. This study describes perforation of the colon with fatal peritonitis in a 65-year-old patient following cholesterol embolization to the intestinal tract.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Hennepin County Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN 55415.
authors.forename: W R
authors.initials: WR
authors.lastname: Anderson
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Braverman
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002784:Cholesterol; D003106:Colon / Q000473:pathology; D003108:Colonic Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D004617:Embolism / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007410:Intestinal Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male
chemical_list: D002784:Cholesterol