title: Acute ischaemic colitis; a case report.
abstract: Acute ischaemic colitis (AIC) is being increasingly recognised as an uncommon cause of abdominal pain associated with fresh bleeding per rectum. It is paramount to maintain a high index of suspicion and adopt appropriate management strategies to avoid complications and inappropriate interventions. In this paper, we describe a case of AIC and review literature pertinent to the management of this condition.
  
  
  BACKGROUND
  Ischaemic colitis, acute abdomen, management.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, UK. shresthabm@doctors.net.uk
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Basra
authors.forename: B M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Shrestha
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000209:etiology; D017091:Colitis, Ischemic / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged