title: Phlebosclerotic colitis: case report and literature review focused on the radiologic findings in relation to the intake period of toxic material.
abstract: Phlebosclerotic colitis (PC) is a rare disease entity of intestinal ischemia characterized by calcification at the right hemicolon and is predominant in Asian populations. We present a 57-year-old Korean patient who was an Oriental medicine practitioner himself and had been taking herbal medicine for decades. We reviewed previous literature on similar cases and analyzed radiologic features of PC in relation to the intake period of toxic material and extent of disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Ilsan Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, 170 Juhwa-ro, Ilsanseo-gu, Goyang-Si, Gyeonggi-Do, 411-706, Republic of Korea. i9537@paik.ac.kr.
authors.forename: So Min
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Ilsan Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, 170 Juhwa-ro, Ilsanseo-gu, Goyang-Si, Gyeonggi-Do, 411-706, Republic of Korea. seojwrad@paik.ac.kr.
authors.forename: Jung Wook
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Seo
mesh_terms: D002114:Calcinosis / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D017091:Colitis, Ischemic / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D003106:Colon / Q000098:blood supply / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005355:Fibrosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008642:Mesenteric Veins / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D012598:Sclerosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
keywords: Herbal medicine; Idiopathic mesenteric phlebosclerosis; Ischemic colitis; Mesenteric vein calcification; Phlebosclerotic colitis