title: [A case of relapsed ischemic colitis with colon cast-like stripped mucosa].
abstract: An 82-year-old woman who had 5 relapses of ischemic colitis was admitted with sudden lower abdominal pain. Colonoscopic examination performed on the 2nd day revealed colon cast-like stripped colonic mucosa in the lower portion of the descending colon. She was treated conservatively. After 2 weeks, ischemic colitis healed, with slight residual stenosis. Most reports of colon cast indicated that colon cast was caused by abdominal aneurysm, operation, or external wound. The only predisposing conditions in this case were arteriosclerosis of abdominal aorta and chronic constipation. Arteriosclerosis and chronic constipation might be the important risk factors of ischemic colitis with colon cast and relapsing of ischemic colitis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Saga Medical School.
authors.forename: Yoshihiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Eriguchi
authors.forename: Seiji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tsunada
authors.forename: Sadahiro
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Amemori
authors.forename: Kenichiro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Watanabe
authors.forename: Takehiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Fujise
authors.forename: Atsushi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kikkawa
authors.forename: Hibiki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ootani
authors.forename: Akifumi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ootani
authors.forename: Hiroyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sakata
authors.forename: Ryuichi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Iwakiri
authors.forename: Masanobu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mizuguchi
authors.forename: Kazuma
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Fujimoto
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D017091:Colitis, Ischemic / Q000473:pathology*; D003113:Colonoscopy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007413:Intestinal Mucosa / Q000473:pathology*; D012008:Recurrence