[Enterocolic phlebitis. Description of a case and review of the literature].
OBJECTIVE
To report about a case of enterocolic phlebitis, a rare cause of ischemic intestinal necrosis.


CONCLUSIONS
The patient, a 71 year-old male, presented with signs of acute abdomen. A right hemicolectomy was performed, which revealed a tubulovillous adenoma with high grade dysplasia located in the ascending colon, and a diffuse ischemic colitis. A localized lymphocytic and granulomatous phlebitis was present in the resected colon. The arteries were spared by the inflammatory process. The patient is alive and well 7 years after surgery. The literature concerning enterocolic phlebitis, a peculiar form of localized intestinal vasculitis, is briefly summarized.
Unità Operative di Anatomia Patologica, Ospedale Ramazzini di Carpi, Modena.
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De Marco
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Cavazza
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Pastore
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Rossi
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Piana
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Putrino
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Gardini
D000006:Abdomen, Acute / Q000209:etiology; D018253:Adenoma, Villous / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D000368:Aged; D003082:Colectomy; D017091:Colitis, Ischemic / Q000209:etiology*; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007410:Intestinal Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D010689:Phlebitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology