This is one of a series of statements discussing the use of GI endoscopy in common clinical
situations. The Standards of Practice Committee of the American Society for Gastrointestinal …

Background: Ischaemic colitis has been associated with co‐morbid conditions, medications,
vascular surgery and advanced age in case reports and case series. Few data exist on the …

This clinical guideline was designed to address colon ischemia (CI) including its definition,
epidemiology, risk factors, presentations, methods of diagnosis, and therapeutic …

Ischemic colitis is the most common form of intestinal ischemia. It manifests as a spectrum of
injury from transient self-limited ischemia involving the mucosa and submucosa to acute …

Ischemic colitis is a commonly misunderstood clinical condition. Although the colon is the
most common region of ischemia in the gastrointestinal tract, many surgeons have difficulty …

BACKGROUND & AIMS: Only a limited amount of important information is available on acute
lower bowel ischemia (ALBI). We investigated the epidemiology, clinical aspects, high-risk …

Typical clinical manifestations of colonic ischemia include rapid onset of mild abdominal
pain and tenderness over the affected bowel, followed by a mild amount of hematochezia …

BACKGROUND: Ischemic colitis almost always occurs in older patients. Because life
expectancy is increasing, more and more often physicians will face this problem. The aim of …

AIM: To ascertain the role of cardiovascular risk factors, cardiovascular diseases, standard
treatments and other diseases in the development of ischemic colitis (IC). METHODS: A …

Ischemic colitis is the most common manifestation of ischemic injury to the gastrointestinal
tract, and the variety of defined causes is increasing. Local hypoperfusion and reperfusion …