Colonic infarction and pancreatitis: a case report.
A case of almost total colonic infarction secondary to pancreatitis is described. This appears to be a very rare complication of acute pancreatitis and is a result of mesenteric venous thrombosis secondary to the acute inflammatory process. The clue to the diagnosis was the passage of bright blood per rectum and a rapid deterioration in the condition of a patient with severe pancreatitis. Subtotal colectomy with ileostomy and mucous fistula formation was the treatment of choice. Ileosigmoid anastomosis was performed six months later.
D000208:Acute Disease; D003106:Colon / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007082:Ileum / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D007238:Infarction / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010179:Pancreas / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery