Segmental vascular occlusion of the colon. A tentative diagnosis in two pediatric cases.
Segmental vascular occlusion of the colon is a rare, quite commonly reversible condition, so far recorded only in adults. The present report deals with two pediatric patients displaying clinical and radiological findings consistent with this entity. A benign course of disease with rapidly subsiding manifestation support our interpretation. The etiology remains obscure.
D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003106:Colon / Q000098:blood supply*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008641:Mesenteric Vascular Occlusion / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011859:Radiography