PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Baixauli, Jorge
AU  - Kiran, Ravi P.
AU  - Delaney, Conor P.
TI  - Investigation and management of ischemic colitis
DP  - 2003 Nov 01
TA  - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
PG  - 920--934
VI  - 70
IP  - 11
4099  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/70/11/920.short
4100  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/70/11/920.full
SO  - Cleve Clin J Med2003 Nov 01; 70
AB  - The colon is the most common site of gastrointestinal ischemia. The condition resolves completely with conservative treatment in most cases, but late diagnosis or severe ischemia can be associated with high rates of complications and death. Once ischemic colitis is diagnosed, serial physical examinations and colonoscopies are helpful to follow the condition. Prompt surgery is required for severe episodes, when conservative measures fail, and for patients with chronic symptoms.