title: [Ischemic colitis].
abstract: Ischaemic colitis is the most frequent form of mesenteric ischaemia and is most frequently the result of a non-occlusive disease process. Elderly patients, especially those with underlying co-morbid conditions are at greatest risk. The symptoms are often non-specific and diagnosis is usually established upon the clinical setting and colonoscopy with biopsy. In the majority of cases, ischaemic colitis can be treated non-surgically with a successful outcome.
authors.affiliation: Universitair Ziekenhuis Gasthuisberg Dienst Inwendige Ziekten-Geriatrie, Herestraat 49, 3000 Leuven. Christophe.Claessens@uz.kuleuven.ac.be
authors.forename: Christophe
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Claessens
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D017091:Colitis, Ischemic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D003113:Colonoscopy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011379:Prognosis; D012307:Risk Factors