title: Ischemic colitis of the left colon in a diabetic patient.
abstract: Diabetes mellitus may affect the gastrointestinal tract possibly as a result of autonomic neuropathy. Here we present a 68-year-old male with non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus who presented with prolonged watery diarrhea and in whom imaging studies demonstrated ischemic colitis of the left colon. Resection of the affected colon resulted in sustained disappearance of symptoms.
authors.affiliation: Second Department of Surgery, Democritus University of Thrace, Medical School, Alexandroupolis, Greece.
authors.forename: Anastasios J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Karayiannakis
authors.forename: Helen
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Bolanaki
authors.forename: Georgios
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kouklakis
authors.forename: Konstantinos
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Dimakis
authors.forename: Ilker
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Memet
authors.forename: Constantinos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Simopoulos