Ischaemic colitis in association with sigmoid carcinoma: a report of two cases.
The association of ischaemic colitis with a distal obstructing carcinoma is described in two patients. When a segment of colonic ischaemia is demonstrated on barium enema, it is important to consider an association with a distal tumour.
Halligan
M S
MS
Department of Radiology, St Mark's Hospital for Diseases of the Colon and Rectum, London.
Saunders
B P
BP
Thomas
B M
BM
Phillips
R K
RK
D000368:Aged; D001466:Barium Sulfate; D017091:Colitis, Ischemic / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D004733:Enema; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D012811:Sigmoid Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D012812:Sigmoidoscopy
D001466:Barium Sulfate