Ischemic Colitis of the Left Colon in a Diabetic Patient

Ischemic Colitis of the Left Colon in a Diabetic Patient

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 col...

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Main Authors: Anastasios J. Karayiannakis, Helen Bolanaki, Georgios Kouklakis, Konstantinos Dimakis, Ilker Memet, Constantinos Simopoulos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2011-04-01
Series:Case Reports in Gastroenterology
Subjects:
Ischemic colitis
Diabetes mellitus
Complications
Online Access:http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/327981

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